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The No. 17 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team used a strong start in doubles Saturday to cruise to a 7-2 victory over Augustana (Ill.) in a dual match at Hitters Sportsplex in Middleton.
 
The Warhawks (8-4 overall) claimed their third straight win behind a 3-0 doubles record and four victories in singles play to drop the Vikings to 5-7 overall.
 
Sophomore Rory Calabria (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) and freshman Zach Wood (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove) recorded an 8-1 triumph at No. 2 doubles, and junior Zane Navratil (Racine, Wis./The Prairie School) and sophomore Brandon Dechter (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) combined for an 8-1 win at No. 3.
 
Junior Grant Thompson (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) and sophomore Jimmy Engelhart (Brookfield, Wis./East) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 victory at the top position.
 
Calabria put UW-Whitewater on the board in singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph at the No. 4 position. Freshman Lucas Monterroso (Montevideo, Uruguay/Colegio Jesus Maria) clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-0 win at the sixth slot.
 
Wood registered a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 5, and Engelhart rounded out Warhawk scoring with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 3.
 
UW-Whitewater resumes action March 18 at Whittier as part of a four-match spring break trip to California.