April 24, 2010

Complete Results

Springfield, Mo. - The Lewis University men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision to Rockhurst in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament third-place match on Saturday (April 24) afternoon at Drury's Cooper Tennis Complex.

The Hawks improve to 8-8 on the year with the third-place finish, while the Flyers are now 16-7.

Lewis sophomore Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) won his 30th singles match of the year with a 7-6 (13-11), 6-0 victory over Rockhurst's Ben Newell at No. 1 singles. Lapimaa later paired up with teammate Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare) for a 9-8 (7-3) triumph over Ben and Zach Newell.

Lewis was also victorious at No. 3 doubles as Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) and Brandon Tilton (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) claimed the 9-8 (7-3) victory over Paulo Bombonatti and Rodolfo Gauto-Mariotti.

Freshman Jesse Hardacre (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) was the only other singles winner for the Flyers as he defeated Zach Newell 7-6 (8-6), 6-0 at No. 3.

"We did well to get up 2-1 after doubles, but we just didn't get the job done in singles," Lewis head men's tennis coach Brett Bridel said.

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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