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Chicago, Ill. - The No. 37 Lewis University men's tennis team earned its first win over a Division I opponent in over two seasons, as the Flyers claimed the 7-0 non-conference victory over Chicago State on Wednesday (Apr. 11) afternoon.
Lewis' last win over a DI opponent came on March 22, 2010, as the Flyers handed Western Illinois a 5-2 defeat.
"I thought we played some really smart, solid tennis today," Lewis head men's tennis coach
Brett Bridel said.
With the win, Lewis improves to 15-3 on the campaign, while Chicago State remains winless at 0-22.
Playing Division I rules, the Flyers had to win two out of three doubles matches to secure one team point. Lewis wasted no time and won all three to take an early 1-0 lead over the host Cougars.
Lewis senior
Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) and freshman
Armand Levandi (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) teamed up at No. 1 doubles for the 8-3 win over Sergiu Muresan and Mario Naboa. Lapimaa added a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Muresan at No. 1 singles, while Levandi handed Julian Chavez a 6-1, 6-2 defeat at No. 3 singles.
At No. 2 doubles, Lewis freshman
Erik Aunapuu (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) and senior
Michael Wojnarowski (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards) (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards/Moraine Valley C.C.) dropped Rashley Yeremia and Chavez, 8-6. Aunapuu later collected a 6-3, 6-3 win over Naboa at No. 2 singles, while Wojnarowski emerged victorious with the 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Luis Ulloa at No. 5 singles.
The Flyers' final doubles victory came at No. 3, as junior
Jesse Hardacre (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) and freshman
John Richert (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) bested Samuel McKinney and Ulloa, 8-1. Hardacre went on to defeat Yeremia, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, while freshmen
Isriz Balase (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg/Harper) claimed the 6-0, 6-1 win over McKinney at No. 6 singles.
Lewis returns to action on Friday (Apr. 13), as they welcome Bellarmine to the Jack Oremus Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
