Eau Claire, Wis. - The Thunder men's tennis team lost a match to UW-Eau Claire on Saturday, 7-2. Wheaton's Taylor Johnson rallied to pick up a 5-7, 6-3, 11-9 victory against the Blugolds' Phil Loprinzi at number-one singles. Joel Parrish also rallied to earn Wheaton's other victory as he was a 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 winner against Eric Wollum at number-five singles.

Wheaton is now 5-6 on the year. The Thunder will travel to Illinois Wesleyan on April 14 at 4 PM for a match with the Titans. 

Singles competition

1. Johnson, Taylor (WHEATON) def. Phil Loprinzi (UWEC) 5-7, 6-3, 11-9

2. Chris Kuna (UWEC) def. Williams, Jordan (WHEATON) 6-0, 6-2

3. Lars Olson (UWEC) def. Chan, Corey (WHEATON) 6-3, 6-4

4. Kevin Fawcett (UWEC) def. Stephens, David (WHEATON) 6-1, 6-2

5. Parrish, Joel (WHEATON) def. Eric Wollum (UWEC) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5

6. Florent Marco (UWEC) def. Johnson, Colin (WHEATON) 6-3, 0-6, 10-8

Doubles competition

1. Phil Loprinzi/Chris Kuna (UWEC) def. Johnson, Taylor/Chan, Corey (WHEATON) 8-0

2. Lars Olson/Kevin Fawcett (UWEC) def. Graham, Kevin/Stephens, David (WHEATON) 8-6

3. Eric Wollum/Dirk Van Rybroek (UWEC) def. Williams, Jordan/Johnson, Colin (WHEATON) 8-3