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Issued: March 17, 2008

MEN’S TENNIS STAYS UNBEATEN ON SPRING BREAK TRIP

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s tennis team won its second straight match on its spring break trip, defeating Hobart University 8-1 here today.

While Steve Lantz (Jr.-Rochester, MN/Century) was unable to pick up a victory at No. 1 singles, the Blugolds did not drop another match the rest of the day. Lantz faced Hobart’s Charlie Davis and played in a super-tiebreaker but lost 7-6, 2-6, 10-7.

Phil Loprinzi (So.-Rochester, MN/Mayo) won at No. 2 singles, by scores of 6-3, 6-1 over Adam Cohn. At No. 3, Kevin Fawcett (So.-Madison, Wis./Verona) gave up only two points, defeating Matt Chin 6-1, 6-1. Lars Olson (Fr.-De Pere, Wis.) and Erik Brandner (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) remained undefeated in singles play on the trip, winning 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 and 7-5, 6-1 at No. 5, respectively. Picking up a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 6 was C.J. Rose (Sr.-Lakeville, MN/Apple Valley), defeating Hobart’s Jamie Flanigan.

Eau Claire also won all three doubles matches. The No. 1 duo of Lantz and Loprinzi defeated Hobart’s Harry King and Charlie Davis 8-2 and the pair of Lars Olson and Fawcett also won by the same score at No. 2 over Cohn and Chin. Rose and Aaron Johnson (Fr.-Elk River, Minn.) were also victorious at No. 3 doubles, defeating Hobart’s duo of Flanigan and Will Tucker 8-4.

The Blugolds now have four meets left to play in South Carolina. The team will play two more tomorrow, against Nazareth College at 8 a.m. and Greenville College at 1 p.m., and will finish up the trip with one meet on Wednesday and one Thursday.

Eau Claire 8, Hobart University 1

Singles
No. 1 - Charlie Davis (HU) def. Steve Lantz (EC) 7-6, 2-6, 10-7
No. 2 - Phil Loprinzi (EC) def. Adam Cohn (HU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 - Kevin Fawcett (EC) def. Matt Chin (HU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 - Lars Olson (EC) def. Will Tucker (HU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 - Erik Brandner (EC) def. Harry King (HU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 - C.J. Rose (EC) def. Jamie Flanigan (HU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 - Lantz/Loprinzi (EC) def. King/Charlie Davis (HU) 8-2
No. 2 - L. Olson/Fawcett (EC) def. Cohn/Chin (HU) 8-2
No. 3 - Rose/Aaron Johnson (EC) def. Flanigan/Tucker (HU) 8-4

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