April 3, 2010
Complete Results
Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's tennis team left no doubt on Saturday (Apr. 3) afternoon, as the Flyers won their first five matches on their way to the 7-2 Great Lakes Valley Conference win, their sixth consecutive victory, over Indianapolis at the Jack Oremus Tennis Courts.
With the win, Lewis improves to 11-4 overall and 2-0 in GLVC play, while the Greyhounds fall to 7-8 on the season and 1-2 in conference action.
Lewis sophomore Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) extended his singles winning streak to 17 matches with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over UIndy's Taylor Broda at No. 1. At No. 1 doubles, Lapimaa paired with fellow sophomore Tonis Irdoja (Tallinn, Estonia/Rocca Al Mare) for the 8-2 win over Jeff Price and David Schoch. Irdoja also picked up the 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Alex Poe at No. 2 singles.
At No. 2 doubles, Lewis juniors Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) and Lorenz Pestinger (Bad Homburg, Germany/Humboldtschule/Missouri Valley) claimed the 9-7 triumph over Poe and Werner Henning. Pestinger later downed Henning, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 5 singles.
Lewis freshmen Jesse Hardacre (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) and Brandon Tilton (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) teamed up at No. 3 doubles for the 8-4 victory over Preston Swain and Steffen Good. Hardacre went on to drop Good at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-1.
Lewis returns to action on Friday (Apr. 9), as the Flyers head to Evansville, Indiana to square off with Southern Indiana for a 2 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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