The Webster University men's tennis team lost a nail-biter to Greenville College (IL), 5-4, on April 9 at the Webster Groves Tennis Center. The loss ended a five-match Gorlok win streak as they fall to 1-1 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Webster fell behind 2-1 in doubles but took the first three singles matches, needing to win one of the final three singles matches to win. The Gorloks dropped all three to fall, 5-4. Webster is right back in SLIAC action on April 10, travelling to Westminster College in Fulton, MO. Webster is 6-4 overall on the season. Complete Webster/Greenville results:
Greenville College 5 Webster University 4
Singles competition
1. Granizo, Juan (WUMT) def. Jon Urshan (GCMT) 6-1, 6-0
2. Blair, Travis (WUMT) def. Alex Dowley (GCMT) 6-2, 6-0
3. Wesshaupt, Karl (WUMT) def. Naoya Uematsu (GCMT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ryan Haas (GCMT) def. Adams, Skyler (WUMT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Code Power (GCMT) def. Kolba, Beau (WUMT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Demetrius Bush (GCMT) def. Selby, Zach (WUMT) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Jon Urshan/Alex Dowley (GCMT) def. Granizo, Juan/Wesshaupt, Karl (WUMT) 8-1
2. Blair, Travis/Adams, Skyler (WUMT) def. Ryan Haas/Justin McDonald (GCMT) 8-6
3. Code Power/Demetrius Bush (GCMT) def. Kolba, Beau/Selby, Zach (WUMT) 8-0