Elkhorn, Wis. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team opened its 2013 season on Friday night at UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks, ranked 29th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) preseason Division III rankings, defeated the Thunder 8-1. Junior Ryan Kreis was a 6-2, 6-2 victor at number-one singles to get Wheaton's lone win. 

The Thunder men's tennis team (0-1) will remain in Wisconsin for a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday. Wheaton will face UW-Oshkosh at noon and take on Grinnell College at 4 PM.


UW-WHITEWATER 9, WHEATON COLLEGE 0
Singles competition
1. Kreis, Ryan (WHEATON) def. Byron Balkin (UWW)  6-2, 6-2
2. Jake Humphreys (UWW) def. Ward, Josh (WHEATON) 6-2, 6-0
3. Andrew Bayliss (UWW) def. Buursma, David (WHEATON) 6-1, 6-1
4. Mitch Osborne (UWW) def. Greenwald, Miles (WHEATON) 6-2, 6-2
5. Brian Klein (UWW) def. Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) 6-3, 6-0
6. Matt Bisbee (UWW) def. Bodett, John (WHEATON) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Byron Balkin/Andrew Bayliss (UWW) def. Kreis, Ryan/Ward, Josh (WHEATON) 9-8 (10-6)
2. Jake Humphreys/Andy McGlashen (UWW) def. Buursma, David/Greenwald, Miles (WHEATON) 8-6
3. Kevin Friend/Cam Laktash (UWW) def. Mumaw, Derek/Trump, Andrew (WHEATON) 8-0