Men's Tennis Splits In Oshkosh

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Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008

OSHKOSH, Wis. - The UW-Eau Claire men's tennis team won its first meet against UW-La Crosse 6-3, but dropped its second meet to UW-Whitewater 7-2 at the YMCA Tennis Center tonight.

The Blugolds won 13 straight matches before losing to Whitewater, bringing their season record to 24-4. The loss drops La Crosse's record to 10-6, while Whitewater improved to 16-7.

In singles play, the Blugolds were unable to pick up a win over Whitewater but won four matches against La Crosse. Erik Brandner (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 singles, while C.J. Rose (Sr.-Lakeville, MN/Apple Valley) picked up a victory at No. 6 by scores of 6-1, 6-2. Phil Loprinzi (So.-Rochester, MN/Mayo) defeated La Crosse's Dale Wroblewski 6-2, 7-5 playing at No. 3 singles. Kevin Fawcett (So.-Madison, WI/Verona) needed a super-tiebreaker for a victory over Joey Van Lieshout at No. 2, winning 3-6, 6-2, 11-9.

Loprinzi and Steve Lantz (Jr.-Rochester, MN/Century) were the only doubles pair for the Blugolds to go undefeated for the day. They won 8-5 over La Crosse and 8-4 over Whitewater at No. 1. Lars Olson (Fr.-De Pere, WI) and Fawcett defeated Whitewater opponents 8-2 at No. 2, while Rose and Aaron Johnson (Fr.-Elk River, MN) won 8-5 in the No. 3 spot over La Crosse opponents.

The Blugolds will be back on the court Saturday when they take on UW-Oshkosh at 3 p.m. The meet is the final regular season contest for the Blugolds' 2008 campaign.

Eau Claire 6, La Crosse 3

Singles
No. 1 - Mike Mooren (LX) def. Steve Lantz (EC) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 - Kevin Fawcett (EC) def. Joey Van Lieshout (LX) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
No. 3 - Phil Loprinzi (EC) def. Dale Wroblewski (LX) 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 - Nathan Fekete (LX) def. Lars Olson (EC) 6-0, 2-6, 10-7
No. 5 - Erik Brandner (EC) def. Paul Vickers (LX) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 - C.J. Rose (EC) def. Doug Marmar (LX) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 - Lantz/Loprinzi (EC) def. Lieshout/Wroblewski (LX) 8-5
No. 2 - Fekete/Mooren (LX) def. L. Olson/Fawcett (EC) 8-6
No. 3 - Rose/Aaron Johnson (EC) def. Mike Frenzel/Taylor Schliewe (LX) 8-5

Whitewater 7, Eau Claire 2

Singles
No. 1 - Alex Lowe (WW) def. Steve Lantz (EC) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 - Gianandrea Heyer (WW) def. Kevin Fawcett (EC) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - John Reed (WW) def. Phil Loprinzi (EC) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 - Danny Glinert (WW) def. Lars Olson (EC) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 - Tim Moller (WW) def. Erik Brandner (EC) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 - Ian Hintz (WW) def. Brett Gressick (EC) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 - Lantz/Loprinzi (EC) def. Heyer/Lowe (WW) 8-4
No. 2 - L. Olson/Fawcett (EC) def. Glinert/Erich Palecek (WW) 8-2
No. 3 - Kelvin Caiati/David Stefanik (WW) def. Rose/Aaron Johnson (EC) 8-3

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