April 10, 2010
Complete Results
Owensboro, Ky. - Despite seeing their six-match winning streak come to an end on Friday (Apr. 9) night against No. 40 Southern Indiana, the Lewis University men's tennis team got back on track with the 8-1 non-conference win over Brescia at Moreland Park on Saturday (Apr. 10) afternoon.
With the win, Lewis improves to 12-5 overall, while Brescia drops to 3-8.
Lewis sophomore Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) extended his singles winning streak to 19 matches with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Brescia's Thiago Mastroianni at No. 2. At No. 1 doubles, Lapimaa paired with fellow sophomore Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare) for the 8-3 win over Mastroianni and Julein Chenneberg. Irdoja also picked up the 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Chenneberg at No. 1 singles.
At No. 2 doubles, Lewis freshman Jesse Hardacre (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) and junior Lorenz Pestinger (Bad Homburg, Germany/Humboldtschule/Missouri Valley) dropped Brescia's Jan Dombrowski and Barrett Smith, 8-5. Hardcare added a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Dombrowski at No. 3 singles, while Pestinger claimed the 6-2, 6-3 win over Jacob Blevins at No. 5 singles.
Lewis junior Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) and freshman Brandon Tilton (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) teamed up at No. 3 doubles for the 8-3 victory over Blevins and Alex Bumm. Wojnarowski also earned the 6-1, 6-3, win over Smith at No. 4 singles.
Lewis returns to action on Sunday (Apr. 11), as the Flyers take on Quincy for a 12 PM 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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