Winona, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team fell 8-1 to UW-Whitewater Saturday night at the Winona Tennis Center. The Eagles drop to 8-9 on the season while the Warhawks improve to 12-5. UW-Whitewater is ranked ninth in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region.
Tony Moore
Four of the six singles matches went three sets on Saturday. UWL's
Tony Moore earned the win at No. 4 singles with 2-6, 6-1, 10-5 victory over Brendan Pietila.
UW-Whitewater 8, UW-La Crosse 1
Singles competition
1. Jimmy Engelhart (UWW) def.
Alex Alt (UWL) 6-4, 5-7, 10-7
2. Ryan Mitchell (UWW) def.
Kyle Wogahn (UWL) 7-5, 6-1
3. Alex Gray (UWW) def.
Riley Peterson (UWL) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Tony Moore (UWL) def. Brendan Pietila (UWW) 2-6, 6-1, 10-5
5. Zach Wood (UWW) def.
Sam Diedrich (UWL) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
6. Parker Hearne (UWW) def.
Joshua Williams (UWL) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Jimmy Engelhart/Alex Gray (UWW) def.
Alex Alt/
Kyle Wogahn (UWL) 8-2
2. Ryan Mitchell/Brandon Dechter (UWW) def.
Riley Peterson/
Tony Moore (UWL) 8-7
3. Zach Wood/Noah Guillermo (UWW) def.
Sam Diedrich/
Mekdim Dejene (UWL) 8-3
UWL wraps up its regular season Tuesday, April 16 at Luther College (Iowa) at 4 p.m.