March 2, 2009

St. Petersburg, Fla. - It was no fun in the sun for the Lewis University men's tennis team, as the Flyers dropped an 8-1 non-conference decision at the hands of Eckerd College for their `Spring Break' trip in Florida on Monday afternoon.

The Flyers picked up their lone victory at No. 1 doubles as freshman Uno Lapimaa (Tallin, Estonia/Tallina Audentese Erakooli) and sophomore Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare) claimed the 8-6 win over Eckerd's Ben Maxwell and Hisa Sato.

Lewis is back in action on Tuesday, as the Flyers square off with Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. First serve is set for 10 a.m. (EST).

Men's Tennis

Eckerd 8, Lewis University 1

March 2, 2009

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Singles

No. 1 - Ben Maxwell (EC) def. Uno Lapimaa (Lewis), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

No. 2 - Hisa Sato (EC) def. Tonis Irdoja (Lewis), 6-2, 6-4

No. 3 - Aaron Kleefield (EC) def. Balazs Somogyi (Lewis), 6-3, 6-1

No. 4 - JP Walker (EC) def. Ben Karas (Lewis), 6-1, 6-1

No. 5 - Alex McDonald (EC) def. Scott Mauer (Lewis), 6-2, 6-0

No. 6 - Breen Eitel (EC) def. Bret Mega (Lewis), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -Irdoja/Lapimaa (Lewis) def. Maxwell/Sato (EC), 8-6

No. 2 - Walker/Kleefield (EC) def. Mauer/Karas (Lewis), 8-4

No. 3 - Eitel/William Weeks (EC) def. Somogyi/ Mega (Lewis), 8-4

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 mid-sized university 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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