DETROIT -- The No. 13-ranked Wayne State University men's tennis team (6-1) prevailed against Hillsdale College (4-5) 6-1 Saturday afternoon.  The match was the final competition for WSU before the team's spring-break trip to Florida.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
In doubles, the Green and Gold were able to win all three matches, securing the first point.

Cedric Drenth (Sulzbach, Germany / Altkönigschule Kronberg) and George Day (Southampton, United Kingdom / Peter Symonds College) continued to shine in the No. 1 doubles position, earning an impressive 6-1 victory against Henry Hammond and Ellis Klanduch.

WSU continued its winning ways in the No. 2 slot, as Sam Knowles (North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England / King's Priory School) and Tom Wasner (Altenholz, Germany / Friedrichsort Community School) had a strong performance in their 6-2 win over Samuel Plys and Eddie Bergelin.

Luis Klaus (Brühl, Germany / Archbishop's St. Ursula gymnasium [TH Köln]) and Max Faniel (Theux, Belgium / Collège Saint-François-Xavier S.S.) defeated Rintaro Goda and Ryan Papazov 6-4 in a back-and-forth match in which the Wayne State duo trailed just once.

SINGLES
Cedric Drenth represented WSU in the No. 1 singles spot, prevailing 6-4 in the first set vs. Ellis Klanduch, and overcoming a 5-2 deficit in the second, claiming five straight games for the 7-5 set victory.

Day won his first set against Pspazov 6-3, but the Charger responded by triumphing in the second 6-2.  The freshman won the first game of the final set and did not look back, capturing the third set 6-1.

Wasner and Klaus earned wins while competing in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions respectively.  The freshman handled business vs. Eddie Bergelin by way of a 6-3, 6-2 victory.  Klaus split his first two sets against Plys 6-3, 2-6, which set the stage for a tie-breaker set that the WSU student-athlete won 6-4.

Knowles was unable to defeat Hammond, as the Charger won 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 in the No. 5 position.

Despite losing the first set 6-4, Benjamin Hill (Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / Burgau-Gymnasium) rallied back to topple Goda 6-3 in the second to force a tie-breaker set in which the Warrior prevailed.

FROM HEAD COACH BRYAN MORROW
"We got through a tough one, Hillsdale played well and competed really hard.  We played well in doubles, but Hillsdale competed very hard in the singles matches, especially in the second sets.  Fortunately we got through it, and I was impressed that we stayed with it.  It was a good learning experience with us, showing the team that we have to get getting better day in and day out."

UP NEXT
The WSU men's tennis team will next ravel to Florida for its spring break trip where the squad will face NAIA opponent Ave Maria, along with No. 3-ranked Flagler, No. 5-ranked Barry, N0. 7-ranked Rollins, and No. 10-ranked Embry Riddle.