STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's tennis team closed out the fall schedule with an 8-1 defeat to UW-La Crosse in a non-conference match on Sunday at University Courts.
Steven Benoy (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) worked hard to get UWSP's point as he won a super-breaker at No. 1 singles. He won the opening set, 6-2, before dropping the second set by the same score. Then in the super-breaker, he prevailed by a 10-5 final.
Brady Wierzbicki (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) played both a tiebreaker and a super-breaker at No. 3 singles. He fell in the first set, 7-6 (4), before rallying to take the second set, 7-5, to force the super-breaker. There, he came up short, 10-4.
Hayden Schreier (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) nearly had a super-breaker as well at No. 4 singles, but he dropped the opening set, 7-5, before losing the second, 6-3.
Luca Hettstedt (Marbella, Spain/German School Marbella) won three games in each set at No. 5 singles.
Frederick Diehl (Minneapolis, Minn./Academy of Holy Angles) won four games at No. 6 singles and
Connor Paullin (East Troy, Wis./East Troy) won three at No. 2 singles.
In doubles play, Hettstedt and
Josh Zaborski (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy) fell, 8-4 at No. 3. Benoy and Diehl dropped an 8-3 decision at No. 1 and Paullin and Schreier fell by an 8-2 score at No. 2.
The Pointers will return to action in the spring culminating with the WIAC Tournament on May 4, 2024.
