Decorah, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team had its nine-match winning streak snapped with a 6-1 loss at Luther College (Iowa) Wednesday. The Eagles drop to 14-3 overall while the Norse improved to 18-5.
Luther (Iowa) is ranked 45th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in NCAA Division III.
The Norse swept the three doubles matches Wednesday.
The Eagles'
Nikko Vilwock earned the win at No. 4 singles.
UWL and Luther (Iowa) participated in Ace for the Cure on Wednesday to help in the fight against cancer.
Singles competition
1. Luke Westholder (LUTM) def.
Tyler Schneider (UWL) 6-1, 7-5
2. Joao Benvenutti (LUTM) def.
Luke Hinchcliffe (UWL) 6-1, 6-3
3. Abhay Chhabra (LUTM) def.
Brady Horstmann (UWL) 6-0, 6-3
4.
Nikko Vilwock (UWL) def. Eli Young (LUTM) 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Rys Biro-Moore (LUTM) def.
Alex Aranda (UWL) 6-4, 7-5
6. Gerardo Mainou (LUTM) def.
Jack Hehli (UWL) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Luke Westholder/Eli Young (LUTM) def.
Alex Aranda/
Nikko Vilwock (UWL) 7-5
2. Joao Benvenutti/Abhay Chhabra (LUTM) def.
Jack Hehli/
Tyler Schneider (UWL) 6-4
3. Juan Herrera/Ricky Portilla (LUTM) def.
Luke Hinchcliffe/
Brady Horstmann (UWL) 6-4
UWL returns to action Thursday, April 17 hosting UW-Eau Claire at 3 p.m. at the Winona (Minn.) Tennis Center in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener.
