Feb. 21, 2010

Complete Results

Grandville, Mich. - In just their sixth dual match of the season, the Lewis University men's tennis team has already equaled their win total from 2009, as the Flyers upset Grand Valley State, the Midwest Region's No. 5 ranked team, 6-3, at the Ramblewood Tennis and Health Club on Sunday (Feb. 21) afternoon.

"We continued our great doubles play today," Lewis assistant head coach Slavko Radman said. "Our top part of the lineup performed well, as usual, but the difference in the win was that the bottom half of the lineup contributed as well."

With the victory, Lewis improves to 4-2 on the season, while the Lakers drop to 1-2 overall.

Lewis was victorious at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles and doubles on Sunday, with sophomores Uno Lapimaa (Tallin, Estonia/Audentese) and Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare Kool) leading the way.

Lapimaa and Irdoja teamed up for the 8-2 win over GVSU's Marc Roesslein and Tony Dang. Lapimaa also claimed the 6-3, 6-4 win over Dang at No. 1 singles, while Irdoja upended Roesslein, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 2 singles.

At No. 2 doubles, juniors Lorenz Pestinger (Bad Homburg, Germany/Humboltschule/Missouri Valley) and Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) picked up the 9-8 win over Brock Plangger and Philipp Claus. Pestinger earned the 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 come-from-behind triumph over Jeff Globerson at No. 5 singles.

Freshman Jesse Hardacre (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) rounded out the wins for the Flyers with the 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Plangger at No. 4 singles.

Lewis returns to action on Tuesday, March 2nd, as the Flyers head to Florida for a 9 AM (EST) showdown with Stetson.

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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