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Southern New Hampshire SNHU (11-3)
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Winner Wayne State WSUM (24-4)
Southern New Hampshire SNHU
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Wayne State WSUM
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Niklas Karcz Action 2022
Niklas Karcz won his match at No. 3 singles and teamed up with Ben Lakeman to post a victory at No. 3 doubles.

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Tennis Moves to NCAA Quarterfinals with Victory Over SNHU

Wayne State will play Embry-Riddle in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Playing in its first ever Round of 16, the 10th-ranked Wayne State University men's tennis team (24-4 overall) collected a win over Southern New Hampshire (11-3 overall), defeating the Penmen 4-0 Wednesday morning at Sanlando Park. 

DOUBLES
The Warriors started hot, earning the coveted doubles point.  Niklas Karcz (Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia) and Ben Lakeman (Penzance Cornwall, England) were strong at the No. 3 spot, posting a 6-1 victory. 

Cedric Drenth (Sulzbach, Germany) and Daniel Grey (Wiesbaden, Germany) secured the doubles point for WSU by defeating their opponents 6-3 at the top spot of the lineup. 

Dom Spicer (London, England) and Luke Laws (Sunderland, England) had their match abandoned, but the duo was up 5-3 when play was halted. 

SINGLES
The Green and Gold carried that momentum into singles play, as the Warriors claimed three wins to secure the match.  Drenth put the Warriors ahead 2-0 with an impressive 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No. 5 spot.  He has won his last 16 matches. 

Right behind him was Karcz, who was able to defeat his opponent 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.  That put the Warriors up 3-0 in the match. 

To clinch the match, Laws continued his hot stretch of tennis, earning a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.  Laws has now won 10 matches in a row. 

Spicer, Lakeman and Grey had their matches unfinished, but all three were either leading or tied at the time of the stoppage. 

UP NEXT
Wayne State will take on fifth-ranked Embry-Riddle in the NCAA Quarterfinals tomorrow at 12 PM at Sanlando Park.  The Warriors defeated the Eagles 4-3 earlier this season. 

 
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