White Bear Lake, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team extended its winning streak to five with a 5-4 victory over Bethel University (Minn.) Sunday night at Lifetime Fitness. The Eagles improve to 6-2 on the season while the Royals drop to 4-2.
UWL won two of three doubles matches and three of six singles matches.
UW-La Crosse 5, Bethel University (Minn.) 4
Singles competition
1. Hunter Fernelius (BETHEL) def.
Kyle Wogahn (UWL) 7-6, 6-2
2.
Alex Alt (UWL) def. Zach Kantor (BETHEL) 6-3, 6-0
3.
Matt Riley (UWL) def. Jakob Bartels (BETHEL) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Matt Lindsay (UWL) def. Nick Knudsen (BETHEL) 6-1, 6-4
5. Zeke Delain (BETHEL) def.
Tony Moore (UWL) 6-3, 7-6
6. Peter Lindberg (BETHEL) def.
Sam Gowan (UWL) 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
Doubles competition
1. Hunter Fernelius/Zach Kantor (BETHEL) def.
Kyle Wogahn/
Matt Lindsay (UWL) 8-4
2.
Alex Alt/
Matt Riley (UWL) def. Jakob Bartels/Zeke Delain (BETHEL) 8-3
3.
Tony Moore/
Riley Peterson (UWL) def. Noah Ridgway/Nick Knudsen (BETHEL) 9-7
UWL returns to action Saturday, March 3 with a pair of matches at Pleasant Valley Tennis & Fitness Club in Jackson, Wisconsin. The Eagles face Concordia University Wisconsin at 3 p.m. and Carroll University (Wis.) at 6 p.m.