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Daniel Sowa
Steve Woltmann
Daniel Sowa
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Winner Lewis LEWIS (4-4)
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St. Francis (IL) USF (1-2)
Winner
Lewis LEWIS
(4-4)
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Final
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St. Francis (IL) USF
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Luke Rinne, Director of Athletic Communications

Lewis Men’s Tennis Defeats St. Francis For Second Straight Win

LOCKPORT, Ill. – Lewis University's men's tennis team picked up its second straight win defeating crosstown rival St. Francis 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Challenge Fitness in Lockport, Ill. The Flyers even their record at 4-4 while the Fighting Saints fall to 1-2.

Lewis won all three doubles matches to secure the first point of the match. David Ambrozic (Portoroz, Slovenia/) and Juan Martin Ramirez Mejia (Medellin, Colombia) opened the match with 6-0 win over Paul Wottgen and Erwan LeGuennec at No. 1 doubles. The Flyer duo of Oskar Lusti (Tallinn, Estonia/) and Pedja Trifunovic (Aleksandrovac, Serbia/) won at No. 2 doubles defeating Daniel Espinosa and Martin Rayos Del Sol 6-4. Earl Lim (/) and Daniel Sowa (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) won at No. 3 doubles over Javier Alonso Egea and Aidan Flores 6-3.

In singles competition it was Ramirez Mejia knocking off Egea 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. In No. 2 singles play it was Lusti getting the better of LeGuennec 6-3, 6-1, Ambrozic defeated Wottgen 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, Trifunovic downed Espinosa 6-0, 6-0 in No. 4 singles action, At No. 5 singles it was Sowa defeating Rayos Del Sol in three sets 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 to pick up his first win of the season. USF's John Hejl defeated Lim 7-5, 6-2.

The Flyers are back on the courts on Thursday as they travel to Bourbonnais, Ill., to take on Olivet Nazarene at 3:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

David Ambrozic

David Ambrozic

6' 5"
Senior
Earl Lim

Earl Lim

Sophomore
Oskar Lusti

Oskar Lusti

6' 2"
Senior
Juan Martin Ramirez Mejia

Juan Martin Ramirez Mejia

Senior
Pedja Trifunovic

Pedja Trifunovic

6' 1"
Junior
Daniel Sowa

Daniel Sowa

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

David Ambrozic

David Ambrozic

6' 5"
Senior
Earl Lim

Earl Lim

Sophomore
Oskar Lusti

Oskar Lusti

6' 2"
Senior
Juan Martin Ramirez Mejia

Juan Martin Ramirez Mejia

Senior
Pedja Trifunovic

Pedja Trifunovic

6' 1"
Junior
Daniel Sowa

Daniel Sowa

6' 2"
Freshman