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Tom Wasner added a win in Singles (6-3, 6-3) and doubles (7-6 (7-5) with Luis Klaus).
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Winner Wayne State WSUM (12-5, 3-1 GLIAC)
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Michigan Tech MTUM (3-7, 1-3 GLIAC)
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Wayne State WSUM
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Michigan Tech MTUM
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Henry Coyle, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Tennis Prevails 6-1 at Michigan Tech

Houghton, Mich. -- The No. 20-ranked Wayne State University men's tennis team (12-5 overall, 3-1 GLIAC) topped Michigan Tech University (3-7 overall, 1-3 GLIAC) 6-1 on the road on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
WSU swept the Huskies in doubles competition, triumphing in all three matches.

The pairing of Cedric Drenth (Sulzbach, Germany / Altkönigschule Kronberg) and George Day (Southampton, United Kingdom / Peter Symonds College) downed the MTU duo of Vitor Jordao and Landon Coates 6-4 in the No. 1 doubles spot.

Benjamin Hill (Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / Burgau-Gymnasium) and Sam Knowles (North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England / King's Priory School) added a win as well, defeating Leon Sell and Ian Pinnoo 6-4, as the doubles teams battled in the No. 2 position.

In the No. 3 slot, Tom Wasner (Altenholz, Germany / Friedrichsort Community School) and Luis Klaus (Brühl, Germany / Archbishop's St. Ursula gymnasium [TH Köln]) completed the sweep by way of a 7-6 (7-5) win over Sarth Bansode and Laurent Teysseire.

SINGLES
Drenth continued his impressive campaign, as the senior earned a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win against Jordao in the No. 1 position.

Day and Wasner collected wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 slots respectively.  Day defeated Fenjiro 6-3, 6-3, while Wasner triumphed 6-3, 6-3 over Sell.

After losing in the first set 4-6, Knowles rallied back to top Coates 6-3, 6-3 in the second and third sets of the No. 4 singles position.

Klaus posted a 6-2, 6-0 win against Pinnoo, improving his ledger in the No. 6 slot to 5-0 on the season.

Hill, in the No. 5 position, was bested 2-6, 5-7 by Teysseire.

HEAD COACH BRYAN MORROW AFTER THE WIN
"Successful weekend, happy to get out of here with two wins against two good GLIAC teams.  The match today against Michigan Tech was a good hard-fought win, the guys did a good job of staying focused and getting the job done.  We are looking forward to moving on to the rest of the season."

UP NEXT
The Wayne State men's tennis squad will next travel to GLIAC newcomer Roosevelt University on Friday, April 11.


 
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