St. Paul, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team earned its first win of the season with a 6-1 victory at Hamline University (Minn.) Saturday afternoon at Holt Courts. The Pipers drop to 1-1.
The Eagles won two of the three doubles matches as
Nikko Vilwock/
Alex Aranda (No. 2) and
Luke Hinchcliffe/
Brady Horstmann (No. 3) earned victories.
UWL won five of the six singles matches Saturday, including wins by Hinchcliffe (No. 1),
Tyler Schneider (No. 2), Horstmann (No. 3), Vilwock (No. 4) and Aranda (No. 5).
UW-La Crosse 6, Hamline University (Minn.) 1
Singles competition
1.
Luke Hinchcliffe (UWL) def. Tyler Rousslang (HU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
2.
Tyler Schneider (UWL) def. Cooper Johnson (HU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-4
3.
Brady Horstmann (UWL) def. Keegan Terrone (HU) 6-1, 6-1
4.
Nikko Vilwock (UWL) def. Surprise Taylor (HU) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Alex Aranda (UWL) def. Matthew George (HU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Brendon Sebring (HU) def.
Jack Hehli (UWL) 6-2, 4-6, 13-11
Doubles competition
1. Tyler Rousslang/Cooper Johnson (HU) def.
Tyler Schneider/
Jack Hehli (UWL) 6-4
2.
Nikko Vilwock/
Alex Aranda (UWL) def. Matthew George/Brendon Sebring (HU) 6-4
3.
Luke Hinchcliffe/
Brady Horstmann (UWL) def. Surprise Taylor/Jonah Wendt (HU) 6-6, 7-3
UWL returns to action Saturday, October 12 with a pair of home matches. The Eagles face UW-Stevens Point at 10 a.m. and UW-Superior at 4 p.m. at Green Island Tennis Park.
