Men's Tennis Wins 7-2 Over UW-La Crosse

Posted: Apr 12, 2019

Eau Claire, Wis. (Blugolds.com)- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Men's Tennis team earned a 7-2 win over UW-La Crosse on Friday April 12.

The Blugolds capatalized on a 2-1 lead after doubles play to go on and win five of six singles matches. Daniel Schoen (Brookfield, Wis/ Central) and Matt Christensen (Rochester, Minn. /Century) earned an 8-3 triumph at number two doubles to get the Blugolds started. Matt Gilbert (Minneapolis, Minn./ Washburn) paired up with Adam Burk (Forest Lake, Minn/ Totino Grace) at number three doubles, the duo defeated Mekdim/Parish (UWL) 8-4. Zach Janssen (Green Bay, Wis./ Notre Dame) kept momentum on the Blugolds side with a 75-, 6-2 win at number one singles. Christensen followed suite with a 6-4,6-2 victory over Wogahn (UWL) at number two singles. Grant Mauthe (Neenah, Wis.) earned another singles victory at the three spot, while Schoen and Burk won convincingly at the five and six spots, respectively.

The Blugolds improve to 13-6 overall, and will host UW-Whitewater on Sunday April 14. The match set to start at 10:00am at the John and Fay Menards YMCA Tennis Center in Eau Claire. Keep tabs on the Blugolds on Blugold Game Day or on the 'UWEC Blugolds' app' on your mobile device.

UW-Eau Claire 7, UW-La Crosse 2

Singles competition

1. Zach Janssen (UWEC) def. Alex Alt (UWL) 7-5, 6-2

2. Matt Christensen (UWEC) def. Kyle Wogahn (UWL) 6-4, 6-2

3. Grant Mauthe (UWEC) def. Riley Peterson (UWL) 6-2, 6-1

4. Tony Moore (UWL) def. Renan Barros (UWEC) 6-2, 6-2

5. Daniel Schoen (UWEC) def. Sam Diedrich (UWL) 6-2, 6-1

6. Adam Burk (UWEC) def. Joshua Williams (UWL) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Alex Alt/Kyle Wogahn (UWL) def. Zach Janssen/Grant Mauthe (UWEC) 8-6

2. Matt Christensen/Daniel Schoen (UWEC) def. Riley Peterson/Tony Moore (UWL) 8-3

3. Matt Gilbert/Adam Burk (UWEC) def. Mekdim Dejene/Charlie Parish (UWL) 8-4