Feb. 10, 2011

Detroit, Mich. – The 38th-ranked Wayne State men's tennis team (1-0) won its 2011 opener over visiting Lewis University (0-1), 7-2, on Thursday night at the PeachTree Tennis Club in Clinton Township.

Ahead 2-1 after doubles play, the Warriors took five of the six matches in the singles portion.

Sophomore Thomas Ducret (Paris, France) and freshman Michael FitzGerald (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile) won their No. 2 doubles match against Michael Wajnarowski and Jesse Hardacre, 8-3.

Sophomore Oscar Gamarra (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Javier) and freshman Melvin Joseph (Northville, Mich./Northville) triumphed at the No. 3 spot, 8-6, over Lorenz Pestinger and Jonathan Teune.

In No. 1 doubles, junior Matt Fisher (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower) and freshman Aman Gill (Windsor, Ont./Assumption College HS) lost 8-6 to Uno Lapimaa and Tonis Irdoja.

Gill overcame a first set defeat to win a marathon No. 3 singles match with Wojnarowski, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Gamarra bested Teune at the No. 5 spot, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 and sophomore Jon Groszek (Dearborn Heights, Mich./Divine Child) followed suit with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) end result in No. 6 singles.

FitzGerald won his No. 4 singles match in straight sets over Hardacre, 6-2. 7-5, while Attala fell in equal fashion to Lapimaa, 6-2, 6-2, in No. 1 singles.

Ducret rounded out the bunch with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Irdoja at No. 2 singles.

Wayne State travels to Indianapolis, Ind. for matches with the University of Indianapolis and Bellarmine University on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Check back to wsuathletics.com for all results.