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Men's Tennis Cruises to Fourth Straight Win

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Jimmy Naprstek/Loras College Athletics

Men's Tennis | April 9, 2016

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's tennis team continued its resurging season on Saturday, defeating Marian on the road, 8-1. Loras swept all six singles matches for the second time season, improving to 7-4.

LORAS HIGHLIGHTS
  • In doubles play at No. 1, senior Ulises Hernandez and junior Jason Derby picked up the 8-1 win for their first combined doubles win of the year. Derby improved to 6-2 in doubles while Hernandez picked up his fifth win in doubles play.
  • The Duhawks added a second win in doubles play at No. 2 with the freshman duo of Sean Baldwin and Riley Michel. Saturday marked the third win this season for Baldwin and Michel as doubles partners.
  • Marian scored its lone win of the match at No. 3 doubles, defeating senior Neil Kane and freshman Joe Janouch, 8-6.
  • Derby opened singles play with a convincing win in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, over Marian's Joey Dittman at the No. 1 spot. Derby evened his singles record at 4-4 with the win.
  • Hernandez added his second win of the day at No. 2 singles, with a 6-2, 6-2 win in straight sets.
  • Baldwin needed a third set to earn the win, prevailing over Danny Roe of Marian, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Baldwin's singles record this season now stands at 3-6 in his freshman campaign.
  • At the No. 4 spot, Michel took the first set 7-6 and won the tiebreaker, 8-6, before sealing the victory with a 6-2 win in set two for his fifth win of the season.
  • Kane moved up from the No. 6 spot and showed no signs of struggle at No. 5, winning 6-2, 6-1. Kane is one of three members of the Loras roster with a 5-4 record in singles play this season.
  • Making his first appearance this spring season, Janouch bounced back from his doubles loss to win at the No. 6 spot over Marian's Zachary Stanczyk, 6-0, 6-4.
  • With their seventh win of the season, Loras matches its highest win total since the 2004-05 season.

UP NEXT
Loras goes for its second conference win on Wednesday at its home opener against the University of Dubuque. The Spartans are 2-13 this season and winless in the Iowa Conference after dropping a pair of matches to Wartburg and Luther on Saturday.

Players Mentioned

Ulises Hernandez

Ulises Hernandez

5' 10"
Junior
Neil Kane

Neil Kane

5' 10"
Junior
Sean Baldwin

Sean Baldwin

5' 7"
Freshman
Riley Michel

Riley Michel

5' 11"
Freshman
Joe Janouch

Joe Janouch

6' 2"
Freshman
Jason Derby

Jason Derby

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ulises Hernandez

Ulises Hernandez

5' 10"
Junior
Neil Kane

Neil Kane

5' 10"
Junior
Sean Baldwin

Sean Baldwin

5' 7"
Freshman
Riley Michel

Riley Michel

5' 11"
Freshman
Joe Janouch

Joe Janouch

6' 2"
Freshman
Jason Derby

Jason Derby

6' 2"
Junior