Alex Gray and John Zakowski of Wisconsin-Whitewater high five during the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida on Friday, May 27, 2022. (Photo by Manuela Davies/USTA)
Manuela Davies/USTA
Alex Gray and John Zakowski of Wisconsin-Whitewater high five during the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida on Friday, May 27, 2022. (Photo by Manuela Davies/USTA)

Men's Tennis

Men’s Tennis Reaches Round of 16 in Singles, Doubles at NCAAs

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John Zakowski (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest) and Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis closed a fantastic 2021-22 season Friday at the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
 
Zakowski finished 1-1 for the day in singles, reaching the Round of 16 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 triumph against Arjun Asokumar of Chicago. He was outlasted 7-5, 7-6 (2) by No. 6 seed Jhonny Acosta of North Carolina Wesleyan in his second-round match.
 
Zakowski, who had already reached All-America standing prior to Friday's opening-round win, finished his debut season as a Warhawk with a 24-10 singles record.
 
In a doubles rematch from the third round of the NCAA Tournament, Gray and Zakowski wrapped up the day for UW-Whitewater with a 6-3, 6-3 loss against second-seeded James Hopper and Jonathan Powell of Case Western Reserve. Gray and Zakowski had won the previous meeting by an 8-7 (3) score in the Warhawks' third round dual of the national team tournament.
 
Gray and Zakowski finish the 2021-22 campaign with a 26-9 record. Both earned All-America accolades by winning the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional in the fall. Zakowski also claimed the singles title at the regional tournament for All-America honors in singles.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Senior
John Zakowski

John Zakowski

6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Senior
John Zakowski

John Zakowski

6' 4"
Junior