The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated North Central College 6-3 in Lake Geneva on Friday night.Â
The Warhawks opened up the night with a 2-1 edge after the doubles flight,
Reuben Giorgio (Perth, Western Australia/Applecross) and
Luke VanDonslear (Marion, Iowa/Linn Mar) came out with the win at the #1 flight, 8-4 in a 42-minute match. However, the quickest match of the night belonged to
Josh Baldwin (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) and
Drew Van Fossen (Germantown, Wis./Germantown), as they won the #3 doubles flight, 8-3, in only 38-minutes.
The singles flight was closely contested, with only two of the six lasting under 80 minutes.Â
Theo Billson (Brighton, UK/BHASVIK) at #5 singles and
Tyler Nelson (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) at #3 singles were the first set to finish. Billson took the first set 6-3, before taking the second set 7-6 in a 7-2 tiebreak. Nelson took the #3 singles flight in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, putting the Warhawks up 4-1.
Reuben Giorgio (Perth, Western Australia/Applecross) secured the win for the Warhawks at the #2 singles flight. Giorgio won his first set 6-2, before taking a tight tiebreaker 7-5 to give him the second set 7-6.
Will Ulrich (Lincoln, Neb./Pius X) finished the night with a win, giving the Warhawks the 6-3 victory. Ulrich took a close first set 7-6, winning in the set tiebreak 7-5. Ulrich finished out his match with a 6-1 second set.
Final Results
Singles
#1 - Vilarroig Martinez (NCC) def VanDonslear (UWW): 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
#2 - Giorgio (UWW) def Sengphommachanh (NCC): 6-2, 7-6(5)
#3 - Nelson (UWW) def Penados (NCC): 6-4, 6-1
#4 - Crowell (NCC) def Van Fossen (UWW): 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2
#5 - Billson (UWW) def Lessa (NCC): 6-3, 7-6(2)
#6 - Ulrich (UWW) def Gonzalez Fernandez (NCC): 6-3, 7-6(2)
Doubles
#1 - Giorgio/VanDonslear (UWW) def Crowell/Gonzalez Fernandez (NCC): 8-4
#2 - Sengphommachanh/Vlarroig Martinez (NCC) def Adkisson/Billson (UWW): 8-6
#3 - Baldwin/Van Fossen (UWW) def Estanislao/Panado (NCC): 8-3
Exhibition Matches
Singles
Ros (NCC) def Adkisson (UWW): 4-3(3), 4-1
Curley (NCC) def Sprague (UWW): 1-4, 4-0, (10-5)
Lindwall (UWW) def Stanislao: 3(4)-7, 4-2, (10-3)
Doubles
Lessa/Crossland (NCC) def Aranda/Sprague (UWW): 8-6
Curley/Ros (NCC) def Guillermo/Oaks (UWW): 8-0