PICTURED ABOVE: Matt Steiner earned wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles on Friday.
Janesville, Wis. - The Thunder men's tennis team played the first of three weekend matches in Wisconsin on Friday as Wheaton (0-3) faced the host Warhawks of UW-Whitewater. UW-Whitewater defeated the Thunder 5-4.
UW-Whitewater won two of the three doubles matches to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles play. Seniors
Justin Ancona and
Matt Steiner earned Wheaton's win in doubles action with an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles against Grant Thompson and Jimmy Engelhart.
Wins by
Dane Paulsen and
Matt Steiner in singles matches tied the team score at 3-3, but the Warhawks followed with two more wins to secure the team victory.
Jeremiah Yi was a winner at No. 4 singles to account for Wheaton's fourth point.
Paulsen defeated UW-Whitewater's Zane Navratil 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Steiner picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles against Jimmy Engelhart. Yi's victory was a 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 win against Matt Zurowski.
Wheaton will take on Grinnell and Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.
UW-WHITEWATER 5, WHEATON 4
Singles competition
1. Grant Thompson (UWW) def.
Justin Ancona (WHEATON) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
2.
Dane Paulsen (WHEATON) def. Zane Navratil (UWW) 6-2, 6-3
3.
Matt Steiner (WHEATON) def. Jimmy Engelhart (UWW) 6-4, 6-3
4.
Jeremiah Yi (WHEATON) def. Matt Zurowski (UWW) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
5. Rory Calabria (UWW) def.
Josh Cheng (WHEATON) 6-3, 6-1
6. Zach Wood (UWW) def.
Andrew Torok (WHEATON) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Justin Ancona/
Matt Steiner (WHEATON) def. Grant Thompson/Jimmy Engelhart (UWW) 8-4
2. Zach Wood/Rory Calabria (UWW) def.
Dane Paulsen/Jeremiah Yi (WHEATON) 8-4
3. Zane Navratil/Matt Zurowski (UWW) def.
Josh Cheng/
Andrew Bristol (WHEATON) 8-3
