Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team extended its winning streak to 18 with a 5-4 victory at UW-Eau Claire Friday afternoon.  The Eagles improve to 20-2 overall while the Blugolds drop to 16-6.  The match featured both teams ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region with UW-L ranked 14th and UW-Eau Claire 15th. 

UW-La Crosse 5, UW-Eau Claire 4

Singles competition
1. Peter Stadum (UWL) def. Kyle Hoffmann (UWEC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
2. Kyle McGrane (UWL) def. Will Weyenberg (UWEC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Andrew Rust (UWEC) def. Tony Mirasola (UWL) 6-7, 6-3, 7-5
4. Nick Skanavis (UWL) def. Michael Mauthe (UWEC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Dante Pitera (UWL) def. Conrad Felten (UWEC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Andrew Dahl (UWEC) def. Austin Stefanich (UWL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Kyle Hoffmann/Andrew Dahl (UWEC) def. Peter Stadum/Tony Mirasola (UWL) 8-5
2. Andrew Rust/Will Weyenberg (UWEC) def. Nick Skanavis/Dante Pitera (UWL) 9-7
3. Kyle McGrane/Matt Bulger (UWL) def. Jordon Stevens/Michael Mauthe (UWEC) 8-3

UW-L returns to action Saturday, April 18 with a pair of matches in Eau Claire.  The face UW-Whitewater at 9 a.m. and UW-Oshkosh at 1 p.m. UW-Whitewater is ranked sixth in the 25th in the ITA Division III National Poll and sixth in the ITA Central Region.