The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Men's Tennis, ranked 17th in the latest ITA national poll, defeated North Central College, ranked 37th, 5-2.
The Warhawks opened the match with a doubles sweep, picking up the double point for the match.
Tyler Nelson (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) and
Payton Adkisson (Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson) were the first to finish at the second doubles flight, the pair took 24 minutes, picking up their flight 6-3.
Reuben Giorgio (Perth, Western Australia/Applecross) and
Theo Billson (Lindfield, England/BHASVIC) were right behind them at number-one singles, winning 6-1 in 25-minutes.
Drew Van Fossen (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and
Giovanni Vitali (Galgagnano, Italy/San Francesco) picked up the third doubles match in a match tiebreaker. The pair fended off multiple pushes from the Cardinal pair to win the tiebreak 7-4.
On the singles side, the Warhawks picked up 4 of 6 flights. The Warhawks picked up straight-set wins at flights two thru five.Â
Charles Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) took his match at No. 5 singles. In his first set, the freshman had to battle back after losing the first two games of the set. Morgan tied the set up at 4-4 before avoiding the break back and taking the set 6-4. Morgan carried the momentum forward, winning the second set 6-3 to take the match.
Full Result
D1: Giorgio/Billson def. Sengphommachanh/Vilarroig Martinez | 6-1
D2: Nelson/Adkisson def. Lessa/Wottgen | 6-3
D3: Van Fossen/Vitali def. Ros/Penados | 7-6(4)
S1: Giorgio lost to Vilarroig Martinez | 6-3, 5-7, (7-10)
S2: Billson def. Sengphommachanh | 6-3, 6-4
S3: Nelson def. Lessa | 6-3, 6-3
S4: Van Fossen def. Ros | 6-2, 7-5
S5: Morgan def. Wottgen | 6-4, 6-3
S6:
Andrew Dumbauld (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) lost to Hernandez Ruiz | 6-2, 3-6, 4-6