Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team fell 9-0 at UW-Eau Claire Sunday afternoon at the Menard YMCA Tennis Center. The Eagles drop to 7-3 overall and 0-1 in their first New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) match in school history. The Blugolds improve to 8-1 overall and 1-0 in the NJAC. 

UWL joined the NJAC as an affiliate member at the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year. The Eagles' conference season in 2019-20 was canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat. 

UW-Eau Claire 9, UW-La Crosse 0
Singles competition
1. Grant Mauthe (UWEC) def. Alex Alt (UWL) 6-2, 6-3
2. Hunter Roseth (UWEC) def. Riley Peterson (UWL) 6-3, 6-1
3. Matt Christensen (UWEC) def. Cole Contardi (UWL) 7-5, 6-2
4. Demetri Bush (UWEC) def. Alex Moore (UWL) 6-3, 7-6
5. RJ Griffiths (UWEC) def. Sam Diedrich (UWL) 7-5, 6-4
6. John Foley (UWEC) def. Joshua Williams (UWL) 7-6, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. John Foley/Matt Gilbert (UWEC) def. Riley Peterson/Charlie Parish (UWL) 8-4
2. Grant Mauthe/Demetri Bush (UWEC) def. Alex Moore/Alex Alt (UWL) 8-3
3. Matt Christensen/Hunter Roseth (UWEC) def. Sam Diedrich/Cole Contardi (UWL) 8-1

UWL returns to action Thursday, April 15 at Luther College (Iowa) at 4:30 p.m.