Minneapolis, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis squad had its six-match winning streak snapped with a 5-4 loss to Bethel University (Minn.) Saturday at Baseline Tennis Center. The Eagles drop to 7-4 on the season while the Royals improve to 6-2.
UWL took two of the three doubles matches as
Tony Moore/
Charlie Parish defeated Erik Beckers/Jason Reilly at No. 1 (8-4) and
Alex Alt/
Riley Peterson defeated Zach Kantor/Joey Mueller at No. 2 (8-3).
Bethel (Minn.) won four of the six singles matches with five duals going three sets.
Bethel (Minn.) 5, UW-La Crosse 4
Singles competition
1.
Alex Alt (UWL) def. Zach Kantor (BU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
2. Erik Beckers (BU) def.
Riley Peterson (UWL) 6-2, 4-6, 10-7
3. Jason Reilly (BU) def.
Tony Moore (UWL) 6-3, 0-6, 10-4
4.
Alex Moore (UWL) def. Tyler Creelman (BU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jacob Lukkarila (BU) def.
Sam Diedrich (UWL) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6 (1-0)
6. Joey Mueller (BU) def.
Joshua Williams (UWL) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 12-10
Doubles competition
1.
Tony Moore/
Charlie Parish (UWL) def. Erik Beckers/Jason Reilly (BU) 8-4
2.
Alex Alt/
Riley Peterson (UWL) def. Zach Kantor/Joey Mueller (BU) 8-3
3. Tyler Creelman/Jacob Lukkarila (BU) def.
Sam Diedrich/
Joshua Williams (UWL) 8-1
UWL returns to action Monday, March 16 with a pair of matches in Orlando, Florida. The Eagles face UW-Superior and Hobart College (Ind.). Times have yet to be announced.