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Men's Tennis Drops 5-4 Match To Wayne State
Posted: Apr 18, 2017

Men's Tennis Drops 5-4 Match To Wayne State

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Mats Westkamp / Taylor Vane (WS)
def. Austin Woody / David Reinauer (NU)
8-2
Kobus Sauerman / Francois Sauerman (NU)
def. Clement Charriere / Griffin Mertz (WS)
8-4
Ryan Carlson / Harvey Reed (WS)
def. Ivan Medvynskyi / Hayden Drury (NU)
8-5
Singles
Austin Woody (NU)
def. Mats Westkamp (WS)
6-1, 5-7, 6-4
Kobus Sauerman (NU)
def. Clement Charriere (WS)
6-2, 7-6
Taylor Vane (WS)
def. Francois Sauerman (NU)
6-4, 6-3
Griffin Mertz (WS)
def. David Reinauer (NU)
6-4, 6-7, 6-1
Lorenz Bialkowski (NU)
def. Harvey Reed (WS)
3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Ryan Carlson (WS)
def. Ivan Medvynskyi (NU)
3-6, 6-2, 6-1

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE: Wayne State 5, Northwood 4
RECORDS: Northwood (9-10, 5-4 GLIAC), Wayne State (9-10, 5-4 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Midland, Mich. – Greater Midland Tennis Center
RECAP: Wayne State picked up a tough 5-4 win over Northwood to finish the regular season Tuesday (April 18).

INSIDE THE MATCH

  • Wayne State took a 2-1 lead after doubles, winning at the No. 1 and No. 3 position. Northwood's victory came at the No. 2 slot thanks to brothers Kobus Sauerman and Francois Sauerman.
  • Singles proved to be extremely close, as the two teams split the six contests. Four of the six matches went the full three sets, with each team taking two three-set matches.
  • NU's victories came at the No. 1 (Austin Woody), No. 2 (Kobus Sauerman) and No. 5 positions (Lorenz Bialkowski).

TOP PERFORMERS

UP NEXT

  • The Timberwolves will be the No. 6 seed in the upcoming GLIAC Tournament Friday-Sunday (April 21-23). Northwood will open play against third-seeded Tiffin Friday at 6:45 p.m. at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. NU defeated TU 7-2 earlier this season.