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By Dan Musilek
Plainfield, Ill. - The Lewis University men's tennis team opened its spring season with an 8-1 regional victory over Lake Superior State at the Five Star Tennis Center on Saturday (Feb. 7) evening.
   "Great feeling to get a 'W' against a regional rival." Lewis assistant men's tennis coach Uno Lapimaa said. "(The) men have been working very hard and they know that in order to improve even more, we need to stay committed to hard work on (a) daily basis."  
   Lewis senior Armand Levandi (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) paired with senior Erik Aunapuu (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) for an 8-3 win over LSSU's Jake Prime and Mateusz Izycki in No. 1 doubles. In singles action, Levandi earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Izycki in No. 1 singles, while Aunapuu added a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash of Prime at No. 2.
   At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Mate Srdanovic (Split, Croatia/Graditeljsko-Geodetska Tehnicka) and freshman Andre Norasith (Elgin, Ill./South Elgin) claimed the 8-1 victory over Ieuan Lister and Grant Link. Srdanovic added a 6-0, 6-3 win over Link at No. 3 singles, while Norasith defeated Lister, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 4.
   Lewis sophomore Chris Jastrab (Kaiserslautern, Germany/Kaiserslautern) added a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Hunter Koster in No. 5 singles, while junior Tim Stewart (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) completed the 5-7, 6-2, 10-5 comeback win over TJ Myers at No. 6.
   Lewis returns to action on February 16^th, as they take on Walsh for a regional match-up. First serve is set for 9 PM at the Five Star Tennis Center in Plainfield, Ill.