April 16, 2010

Complete Results

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's tennis team clinched its second consecutive berth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with the 6-3 GLVC win over Bellarmine at the Jack Oremus Tennis Complex on Friday (Apr. 16) afternoon.

With the win, Lewis improves to 14-5 overall and 3-1 in GLVC play, while the visiting Knights drop to 6-5 on the season and 1-3 in conference action.

Lewis sophomore Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) extended his singles winning streak to 21 matches with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bellarmine's Nate Matthews at No. 1. At No. 1 doubles, Lapimaa teamed up with sophomore Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare) for the 8-0 win over Matthews and Jacob Knagenhjelm. Irdoja added a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Paul Clark at No. 2 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 Tyler Worley and Clark, 8-6. Pestinger later claimed the 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Worley at No. 4 singles.

Lewis junior Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) wrapped up the win for the Flyers with a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Todd Atcher at No. 5 singles.

Lewis returns to action on Saturday (Apr. 17), as the Flyers welcome regionally-ranked Northern Kentucky to the Jack Oremus Tennis Complex for a 10 AM 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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