9-9-23 MTEN Fall Invite by Michael Gouvion
Michael Gouvion

Men's Tennis

Warhawks defeat North Central in Lake Geneva on Friday Night

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated North Central College 6-3 in Lake Geneva on Friday night. 

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. 

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
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Players Mentioned

Josh Baldwin

Josh Baldwin

6' 1"
Senior
Tyler Nelson

Tyler Nelson

5' 9"
Sophomore
Will Ulrich

Will Ulrich

Junior
Luke VanDonslear

Luke VanDonslear

6' 0"
Senior
Reuben Giorgio

Reuben Giorgio

Senior
Drew Van Fossen

Drew Van Fossen

Junior
Theo Billson

Theo Billson

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josh Baldwin

Josh Baldwin

6' 1"
Senior
Tyler Nelson

Tyler Nelson

5' 9"
Sophomore
Will Ulrich

Will Ulrich

Junior
Luke VanDonslear

Luke VanDonslear

6' 0"
Senior
Reuben Giorgio

Reuben Giorgio

Senior
Drew Van Fossen

Drew Van Fossen

Junior
Theo Billson

Theo Billson

Freshman