The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament with a 4-2 decision in the WIAC Championship match against The College of New Jersey. 

The Warhawks took an early lead taking two of the three doubles flights. Theo Billson (Lindfield, England/BHASVIC) and Reuben Giorgio (Perth, Western Australia/Applecross) battled for a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles, while Drew Van Fossen (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and Will Ulrich (Lincoln, Neb./Pius X) picked up the third flight.

The Warhawks nearly took all three double matches, with Payton Adkisson (Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson) and Tyler Nelson (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) forcing a set tiebreaker at No. 2 doubles. The pair were blanked in the tiebreaker round.

Heading over into the singles match, the Warhawks used their doubles point to take a quick match point. Drew Van Fossen (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and Charles Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) took their matches in straight sets at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively to give the Warhawks a 3-0 lead.

The College of New Jersey took the third flight, to avoid the sweep. Theo Billson (Lindfield, England/BHASVIC) was forced into a third set after splitting the first two. TCNJ's Maitland-Carter ended up picking up the flight after winning the third set, 6-4. The Lions kept alive, closing in the match at 3-2.

Winning his first set in the tiebreaker, Giovanni Vitali (Galgagnano, Italy/San Francesco) closed the match with a 6-4 second set to grab the clinching point and claim the crown for the Warhawks.

UWW Men's Tennis will await word from the NCAA on their match=up in the Division III National Tournament. For more information visit https://www.ncaa.com/sports/tennis-men/d3

Full Results
D1: Billson/Giorgio def. Maitland-Carter/Wong: 6-3
D2: Adkisson/Nelson lost to Schuster/Thomas: 6(0)-7
D3: Van Fossen/Ulrich def. Arudi/Chan: 6-4
S1: Billson lost to Maitland-Carter: 6-2, 3-6, 4-6
S2: Giorgio vs Thomas: 4-6, 6-4, 2-1 ABD
S3: Nelson lost to Schuster: 6(5)-7, 4-6
S4: Van Fossen def. Twamley: 7-5, 6-4
S5: Vitali def. Chan: 7-6(2), 6-4
S6: Morgan def. Fielleteau: 7-5, 6-3