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The No. 16 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater fell just short of an upset victory Friday afternoon in a 5-4 setback at seventh-ranked Washington-St. Louis.
 
The Warhawks (18-5 overall), who saw their win streak end at 11 matches, took two of three doubles matches but were bested in four of six singles contests against the Bears (12-3).
 
After UW-Whitewater fell in its first doubles match, seniors Jake Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and Michael Treis (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) combined for an 8-2 triumph at the first position against John Carswell and Josh Cogan, the No. 11 ranked duo in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
Senior Michael Schnarr (Madison/Memorial) and sophomore Grant Thompson (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) paired up to claim the last three games in a 9-7 victory at the No. 3 slot to give the Warhawks a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.
 
Humphreys downed Carswell, who is ranked 10th in the region, by a 6-1, 6-0 tally. Sophomore Zane Navratil (Racine, Wis./The Prairie School) leveled the match at 4-4 with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory at the No. 5 spot.
 
Junior Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman (Chennai, Tamil Nadu-India/SAIDS British Education) fought back from a set down, but was eventually outlasted 3-6, 7-5, 3-6 at the third position.
 
UW-Whitewater continues action in St. Louis Saturday at 11 a.m. against Division II Missouri-St. Louis.