DETROIT – The Wayne State University men's tennis team (5-2 overall) got back to its winning ways on Sunday, defeating guest Hillsdale 8-1 in the first home match of the 2018 season.

Sophomore Mats Westkamp (Bonn, Germany), junior Taylor Vane (Southampton, England), Harvey Reed (Winchester, Hampshire, England), junior Griffin Mertz (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and freshman Niklas Karcz (Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) were all double-winners against the Chargers.

DOUBLES RESULTS
The Warriors earned a sweep of doubles contests.  At No. 1, Westkamp and Vane won 8-1 over Charlie Adams and Justin Hyman.  Mertz and Reed were second flight winners, claiming an 8-6 win over Dugan Delp and John Ciraci.  In the third flight, Karcz and sophomore Derek Sammons claimed an 8-3 triumph over Julien Clouette and Milan Mirkovic.

SINGLES RESULTS
Westkamp, Vane, Mertz, and Karcz all earned wins in the first four flights, respectively.  Westkamp defeated Mirkovic (6-2, 6-0), while Vane won over Adams (6-3, 6-2), Mertz defeated Hyman (6-4, 6-4) and Karcz claimed a victory over Ciraci (6-2, 7-6).

Reed was the final winner for WSU, taking a 6-1, 5-7, 10-6 win over Michael Szabo in the fifth flight.

Sammons fell in three sets to Delp in the fifth flight (6-3, 0-6, 10-8).

UP NEXT
The Warriors will stay at home on Friday, taking on Northwestern Ohio in the first match of a men's-women's doubleheader against the Racers.  First serve is set for 11 a.m.