CLINTON TWP., Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team (4-1 overall) topped Lewis (2-3 overall) at PeachTree Tennis Club on Friday afternoon for its fourth consecutive win.  The Warriors came into the match ranked fourth in the Midwest region, while the Flyers were sixth.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Sophomore Niklas Karcz (Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) and junior Pierre Renaudie (Sathonay-Camp, France) won 7-6 (7-4) at No. 2 doubles.  The duo of freshman Max Rink (Wetzlar, Germany) and redshirt junior Derek Sammons (Coldwater, Mich.) were victorious at No. 3 doubles, 7-5 to secure the important point for Wayne State.  

Seniors Griffin Mertz (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) and Taylor Vane (Southampton, England) fell 6-1 at the No. 1 doubles.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Mertz won (6-0, 6-4) at No. 3 singles, while Renaudie (6-1, 6-1) and Rink (7-6 (7-5), 6-4) at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively.  Karcz lost the top flight of singles (6-2, 7-5), while Vane dropped a thriller at No. 2 singles (6-4 (9-11), 6-7 (10-12).

Freshman David Solar (Prague, Czech Republic) lost at No. 6 singles (6-2, 7-5).

UP NEXT
The Green & Gold will conclude its three-match home stand on Saturday against Indiana Tech at noon.