DPU men's tennis team earn two more wins
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- DePauw improved to 10-3 on the season after defeating 23rd-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater and Colby to finish with a 4-0 mark on the Hilton Head matches Wednesday.
Against Whitewater, the Tigers took a 2-1 lead after doubles with wins at the second and third spots before claiming wins at first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth singles for the 7-2 final. The Warhawks slipped to 12-7 with the defeat.
DePauw topped Colby by a 6-3 count after winning all three doubles matches and the second, fourth and fifth singles contests. Colby dropped to 8-3 with the loss.
The Tigers take on North Carolina Wesleyan on Friday, March 28, as part of the Emory Invitational in Atlanta.
At Hilton Head Island
DePauw 7 UW-Whitewater 2
Singles competition
1. Sam Miles (DPUM) def. Jake Humphreys (UWW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Ben Kopecky (DPUM) def. Ben Shklyar (UWW) 6-1, 6-3
3. Byron Balkin (UWW) def. Patrick Farrell (DPUM) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Alec Kaczkowski (DPUM) def. R. Rajshekhar Raman (UWW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Chris Bertolini (DPUM) def. Brian Klein (UWW) 6-4, 6-2
6. Matt Santen (DPUM) def. Matt Bisbee (UWW) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Byron Balkin/Jake Humphreys (UWW) def. Sam Miles/Ben Kopecky (DPUM) 8-3
2. Eric Vannatta/Alec Kaczkowski (DPUM) def. Ben Shklyar/Martin Beck (UWW) 8-3
3. Patrick Farrell/Harold Martin (DPUM) def. Kevin Friend/Cam Laktash (UWW) 8-2
DePauw 6 Colby 3
Singles competition
1. Carl Reid (COLBY) def. Sam Miles (DPUM) 6-4, 7-5
2. Ben Kopecky (DPUM) def. Sam Bachelder (COLBY) 6-2, 6-1
3. Vlad Murad (COLBY) def. Patrick Farrell (DPUM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Alec Kaczkowski (DPUM) def. Jack Bryant (COLBY) 6-0, 7-5
5. Chris Bertolini (DPUM) def. Matt Carroll (COLBY) 6-3, 6-2
6. Cameron Hillier (COLBY) def. Matt Santen (DPUM) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Sam Miles/Ben Kopecky (DPUM) def. Carl Reid/Vlad Murad (COLBY) 8-6
2. Eric Vannatta/Alec Kaczkowski (DPUM) def. Jack Bryant/Matt Carroll (COLBY) 8-4
3. Patrick Farrell/Harold Martin (DPUM) def. Luke Martin/Sam Bachelder (COLBY) 8-2