La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches Saturday afternoon at Veterans Courts. The Eagles fell 8-1 to UW-Whitewater and 5-4 to UW-Oshkosh. UW-L is now 14-6 on the season.
UW-Whitewater is ranked seventh in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region. The Warhawks are also receiving votes in the ITA Top-30 Poll.
UW-Whitewater 8, UW-La Crosse 1
Singles competition1. Jake Humphreys (UWW) def.
Tony Mirasola (UWL) 6-3, 6-3
2. Byron Balkin (UWW) def.
Peter Stadum (UWL) 6-7, 7-5, 10-4
3. Brian Klein (UWW) def.
Dante Pitera (UWL) 7-6, 6-1
4.
Simon Brandt (UWL) def. Martin Beck (UWW) 6-3, 6-2
5. Cam Laktash (UWW) def.
Austin Stefanich (UWL) 6-2, 6-1
6. Michael Schnarr (UWW) def.
Kevin Krause (UWL) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition1. Byron Balkin/Jake Humphreys (UWW) def.
Tony Mirasola/
Peter Stadum (UWL) 8-1
2. Ben Shklyar/Martin Beck (UWW) def.
Dante Pitera/
Kyle McGrane (UWL) 8-5
3. Cam Laktash/Kevin Friend (UWW) def.
Thomas Joswiak/
Alex Brost (UWL) 8-2
UW-Oshkosh is ranked 19th in the ITA Central Region.
UW-Oshkosh 5, UW-La Crosse 4
Singles competition1. Bobby Brooks (UWO) def.
Tony Mirasola (UWL) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
2. Kevin Lewis (UWO) def.
Peter Stadum (UWL) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
3.
Kyle McGrane (UWL) def. Mike Gillespie (UWO) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Nick Skanavis (UWL) def. Aidan Sauberlich (UWO) 6-4, 6-0
5. Jason Alexander (UWO) def.
Dante Pitera (UWL) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
6. Alex Yang (UWO) def.
Simon Brandt (UWL) 6-7, 7-5, 7-5
Doubles competition1. Bobby Brooks/Kevin Lewis (UWO) def.
Tony Mirasola/
Peter Stadum (UWL) 9-7
2.
Kyle McGrane/
Dante Pitera (UWL) def. Mike Gillespie/Aidan Sauberlich (UWO) 8-6
3.
Nick Skanavis/
Thomas Joswiak (UWL) def. Matt Brooks/Jason Alexander (UWO) 8-3
UW-L returns to action Saturday, April 27 with a pair of matches in Dubuque, Iowa. The Eagles face Wartburg College (Iowa) at noon and Loras College (Iowa) at 3 p.m.