Winona, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team fell, 4-3, to UW-Eau Claire in its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener Thursday at the Winona Tennis Center. 

UWL is now 14-4 overall and 0-1 in the WIAC while UW-Eau Claire improves to 5-7 overall and 2-1 in the WIAC. 

The Eagles won two of the three doubles matches, earning victories from Alex Aranda/Nikko Vilwock (No. 1) and Jack Hehli/Tyler Schneider (No. 2). Vilwock (No. 4) and Hehli (No. 6) earned singles wins. 

Singles competition
1. Ethan Wurtzel (UWECM) def. Tyler Schneider (UWL) 7-6, 5-7, 6-3
2. Pablo Rincon (UWECM) def. Luke Hinchcliffe (UWL) 6-0, 6-1
3. Otto Schluter (UWECM) def. Brady Horstmann (UWL) 6-3, 6-0
4. Nikko Vilwock (UWL) def. Billy Hughes (UWECM) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
5. Sam Murillo (UWECM) def. Alex Aranda (UWL) 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
6. Jack Hehli (UWL) def. Ethan Leeser (UWECM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Alex Aranda/Nikko Vilwock (UWL) def. Ethan Wurtzel/Juan Gallego (UWECM) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Jack Hehli/Tyler Schneider (UWL) def. Sam Murillo/Pablo Rincon (UWECM) 6-4
3. Otto Schluter/Andrew Mueller (UWECM) def. Luke Hinchcliffe/Brady Horstmann (UWL) 6-4

UWL returns to action Friday, April 18 hosting UW-Whitewater at 3 p.m. at the Winona Tennis Center.