Feb. 13, 2010

Complete Results

Houghton, Mich. - The Lewis University men's tennis team was clicking on all cylinders, as four different players each won two matches on the way to the Flyers' 7-2 non-conference victory over Lake Superior State on Saturday (Feb. 13) afternoon.

"We're making progress daily and it's carrying over in our matches," Lewis head men's tennis coach Brett Bridel said. "It's great to get off to a good start, but we need to keep working hard."

With the victory, Lewis improves to 2-0 on the season, while the Lakers drop to 0-1 on the campaign.

Sophomore Uno Lapimaa (Tallin, Estonia/Audentese) paired up with junior Lorenz Pestinger (Bad Homburg, Germany/Humboltschule/Missouri Valley) at No. 1 doubles for the 8-5 win over Razvan Mag and Sergui Laza. Lapimaa would later upend Mag, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, while Pestinger dropped Pawel Wegrzyn, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 3 singles.

Sophomore Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare Kool) teamed up with junior Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) at No. 2 doubles for the 8-6 win over Brandon Clayton and Robert Nelson. Irdoja also defeated Laza, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at No. 2 singles, while Wojnarowski handed Clayton a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 loss at No. 4 singles.

Freshman Jesse Hardacre (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) earned the final victory for the Flyers at No. 5 singles with the 6-2, 6-4, 10-8 win over Travis Toth.

Lewis returns to action tomorrow, as the Flyers square off with Michigan Tech for a 9 AM (EST) first serve.

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 9th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.

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