Feb. 13, 2009
Houghton, Mich. - The 2009 campaign got off to a rough start for the Lewis University men's tennis team as the Flyers dropped a pair of decisions to both Lake Superior State (6-3) and Michigan Tech (5-4) at Michigan Tech's Gates Tennis Center on Friday.
The bright spot for Lewis head men's tennis coach Brett Bridel was the performances of freshman Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Tallina Audentese Erakooli) and sophomore Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare).
At No. 1 singles, Lapimaa upended Lake Superior State's Pawel Wegryzn, 6-0, 6-0 and followed with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Michigan Tech's Brett Girard.
Irdoja was equally as dominant at No. 2 singles with wins over Lake Superior State's Brandon Clayton (6-1, 6-4) and Michigan Tech's Anders Sandholm (6-5, 3-6, 6-3).
Lapimaa and Irdoja paired up at No. 1 doubles and picked up victories over Lake Superior State's Clayton and Robert Nelson (8-5) and Michigan Tech's Girard and Douglas Yossida (8-4).
The Flyers return to action on Sunday, as they travel to Evanston to square off with Division I Northwestern. First serve is set for 5 p.m.
Men's Tennis
Lake Superior State 6, Lewis University 3
February 13, 2009
Houghton, Mich. * Gates Tennis Center
Singles
No. 1 - Uno Lapimaa (Lewis) def. Pawel Wegryzn (Lake Superior State), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 - Tonis Irdoja (Lewis) def. Brandon Clayton (Lake Superior State), 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 - Razvan Mag (Lake Superior State) def. Balazs Somogyi (Lewis), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 - Robert Nelson (Lake Superior State) def. Ben Karas (Lewis), 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 - Craig Baas (Lake Superior State) def. Scott Mauer (Lewis), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Steve Demps (Lake Superior State) def. Bret Mega (Lewis), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Irdoja/Lapimaa (Lewis) def. Clayton/Nelson (Lake Superior State), 8-5
No. 2 - Wegrzyn/Mag (Lake Superior State) def. Karas/Somogyi (Lewis), 8-5
No. 3 - Baas/Jack Miller (Lake Superior State) def. Mauer/Mega (Lewis), 8-2
Michigan Tech 5, Lewis University 4
February 13, 2009
Houghton, Mich. * Gates Tennis Center
Singles
No. 1 - Uno Lapimaa (Lewis) def. Brett Girard (MTU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 - Tonis Irdoja (Lewis) def. Anders Sandholm (MTU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3 - Balazs Somogyi (Lewis) def. Douglas Yossida (MTU), default
No. 4 - Brandon Ellefson (MTU) def. Ben Karas (Lewis), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 - Tim Viola (MTU) def. Scott Mauer (Lewis), 6-2, 7-5
No. 6 - Chris Verhulst (MTU) def. Bret Mega (Lewis), 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Irdoja/Lapimaa (Lewis) def. Girard/Yossida (MTU), 8-4
No. 2 - Ellefson/Sandholm (MTU) def. Karas/Somogyi (Lewis), 8-0
No. 3 - Verhulst/Viola (MTU) def. Mauer/Mega (Lewis), 8-2
A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 10th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the fifth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.
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