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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team finished 1-1 on the first day of its 2016 spring season Saturday, topping Cardinal Stritch 6-3 before capping the day with a 7-0 setback against Division I Detroit.
 
Junior Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman (Chennai, Tamil Nadu-India/SAIDS British Education) won in both doubles and singles to lead the Warhawks over the Cardinals (0-2), a member of the NAIA.
 
UW-Whitewater swept the three doubles matches. Seniors Jake Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and Michael Treis (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) teamed up for a 9-8 (3) victory at No. 1, while Raman paired with freshman Grant Thompson (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) at the second position for an 8-6 triumph.
 
Senior Michael Schnarr (Madison/Memorial) and Scott Butler (Eagan, MN/Eagan) tallied an 8-2 win at the No. 3 spot.
 
Sophomore Zane Navratil (Racine, Wis./The Prairie School) started singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 4, and Raman sealed the team win with a 7-6 (6), 6-1 triumph at the No. 2 position.
 
Sophomore Matt Zurowski (West Bend, Wis./East) completed the scoring with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory at the sixth slot.
 
Playing Division I rules against Detroit (1-0), where the winner of the best-of-three doubles matches secures one point, the Warhawks dropped a pair of close 7-6 contests.
 
The Titans claimed all six singles matches in straight sets.
 
UW-Whitewater continues action Saturday at Division I Northern Illinois. First serve is slated for 3 p.m.