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Issued: March 26, 2007
MENS TENNIS PICKS UP FIRST HOME VICTORY OF SEASON
EAU CLAIRE Playing in its first home match of the spring season, the UW-Eau Claire mens tennis team won 9-0 over Northwestern College (MN) today. The team moves to 9-7 overall and 9-7 in dual meets. This is the fifth 9-0 Blugold sweep of the year. In doubles play, Tim Eisele (Jr.-Apple Valley, MN) and Brandon Buth (Jr.-Appleton/West) won 8-2 in No. 1 play, as did Phil Loprinzi (Fr.-Rochester, MN/Mayo) and Brett Gressick (Jr.-De Pere) in the No. 2 showdown. Steve Lantz (So.-Rochester, MN/Century) and C.J. Rose (Jr.-Lakeville, MN/Apple Valley) won 8-3 in No. 3 doubles. Eisele won 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1 singles while Lantz won with 6-1s in No. 2 play. Aaron Nordenskjold (Sr.-Red Wing, MN) also won with 6-1s at No. 3 singles. Erik Brandner (Jr.-Eau Claire/Memorial) had the closest match of the day with scores of 6-1, 7-6. Gressick had 6-4s in the No. 5 match while Jeff Peterson (Sr.-Edina, MN) completed the sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. The team will head to the Twin Cities this Saturday, where it will face Bethel University at 10:30 a.m. and Concordia University at 3 p.m. Eau Claire 9, Northwestern 0 Singles No. 1 Tim Eisele (EC) defeated Jordan Isaacson (NW) 6-0, 6-1 No. 2 Steve Lantz (EC) defeated Tyler Anderson (NW) 6-1, 6-1 No. 3 Aaron Nordenskjold (EC) defeated Noah Persson (NW) 6-1, 6-1 No. 4 Erik Brandner (EC) defeated John Barnes (NW) 6-1, 7-6 No. 5 Brett Gressick (EC) defeated Jeremiah Schneck (NW) 6-4, 6-4 No. 6 Jeff Peterson (EC) defeated Stephen Fread (NW) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles No. 1 Eisele/Buth (EC) defeated Anderson/Persson (NW) 8-2 No. 2 Loprinzi/Gressick (EC) defeated Barnes/Schneck (NW) 8-2 No. 3 Lantz/Rose (EC) defeated Isaacson/Fread (NW) 8-3 - PH -
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