Breunig Honored As CoSIDA Academic All-American
UW-Oshkosh tennis player Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Men’s College Division Academic All-America® At-Large Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Breunig, a second team selection, is the first UW-Oshkosh men's tennis player to receive Academic All-America® honors by CoSIDA. Since CoSIDA's Academic All-America® program began in 1952, 39 UW-Oshkosh student-athletes have combined to receive 50 awards.
CoSIDA selected 45 student-athletes to this year's Men’s College Division Academic All-America® At-Large Team, with 15 placed on each of the three squads. The Men's College Division At-Large program includes NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA student-athletes in the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis, water polo and wrestling.
Breunig represented the Titans on the tennis court the past four seasons. He compiled career records of 51-33 in singles play and 42-31 in doubles action. This past year, Breunig posted a 13-8 singles record and a 14-7 doubles mark. He served as the team's captain the past two seasons.
Breunig tallied a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average as a secondary education major. The National Merit Scholar was an eight-time University Dean's List member and a four-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete. Last month, Breunig was named the male winner of UW-Oshkosh's John Taylor Senior Scholar-Athlete Award.
Breunig volunteered his time for numerous organizations, including Father Carr's Place To 2B, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh. He also was a member of the Newman Center Catholic Ministry Council and UW-Oshkosh's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Other Wisconsin student-athletes selected to the Men’s College Division Academic All-America® At-Large Team were wrestler Dan Laurent of UW-La Crosse, wrestler Joel VandeBoom of Milwaukee School of Engineering, hockey player Derek Hansberry of UW-River Falls and tennis player of Alex Lowe of UW-Whitewater. Laurent was named to the first team, VandeBoom to the second and both Hansberry and Lowe to the third. |
Titans Sweep Vikings, Eagles
  James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) went unbeaten in both singles and doubles play as the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team defeated Augustana College (Ill.) and UW-La Crosse on Saturday (April 4) in La Crosse.
UW-Oshkosh (11-8) captured five of six singles contests to post a 7-2 victory over Augustana College (16-8) in the opener. In the nightcap, Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) won the deciding contest as the Titans nipped UW-La Crosse (8-8), 5-4.
Against Augustana College, UW-Oshkosh picked up singles wins from Lewison in the first flight, Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) in the second, Kilsdonk in the fourth, Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) in the fifth and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) in the sixth.
Winning in straight sets for the Titans were Breunig by a 6-3, 6-0 score over Adam DeSimone, Kilsdonk by a 6-3, 6-0 result over Nik Lehnert and Blackburn by a 6-1, 6-1 value over Kurtis Carls. Lewison and Price won on tiebreakers, with Lewison notching a 6-1, 4-6 (7-5) win over Chris Mullin and Price marking a 6-0, 6-7 (11-9) triumph over Geoff Schoon.
The lone singles winner for Augustana College was Kyle Doyle, who tallied a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) in the third flight.
In doubles play, UW-Oshkosh won two of three contests. The Titans received victories of 8-4 from Breunig and Lewison in the second flight and 8-5 from Price and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the third. Breunig and Lewison defeated Doyle and Schoon, while Fuller and Price ousted Lehnert and Greg Ruth.
Augustana College was the winner at No.1 doubles as DeSimone and Mullin registered an 8-4 victory over Kilsdonk and Naidicz.
UW-Oshkosh won only three singles contests against UW-La Crosse, but Kilsdonk provided the Titans' margin of victory with his 6-2, 7-5 triumph over Steven Quiring in the fourth flight.
Other singles winners for the Titans were Lewison in the first flight and Blackburn in the fifth. Lewison stomped Joey Van Lieshout, 6-0, 6-1, while Blackburn tripped Doug Marmar, 6-1, 6-3.
UW-La Crosse obtained its three singles wins from Nick Piotrowski in the second flight, Nathan Fekete in the third and Paul Vickers in the sixth. Piotrowski and Fekete both won in straight sets, with Piotrowski defeating Breunig, 6-4, 6-2, and Fekete ousting Naidicz, 6-0, 7-5. Vickers edged Price on a 6-1, 4-6 (10-6) decision.
UW-Oshkosh had the edge in doubles play as Breunig and Lewison tallied an 8-1 win over Fekete and Jon Mahvi in the second flight and Fuller and Price recorded an 8-5 victory over John Hildebrandt and Sam Talarczyk in the third.
At No. 1 doubles, UW-La Crosse's duo of Piotrowski and Van Lieshout defeated Kilsdonk and Naidicz, 8-6. |
Titans Fall To Division I Phoenix
 Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) was a winner at No. 5 singles as the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay on Friday (April 4) in Green Bay.
Blackburn earned UW-Oshkosh's (9-8) lone team point with his 6-4, 3-6 (10-4) victory over Henning Jess.
UW-Green Bay (7-7) won four singles contests in straight sets, including Eric Plaushines' 6-0, 6-3 triumph over Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) in the fourth flight. The Phoenix received 6-0, 6-4 victories from Matt Clegg over James Lewison in the first flight and Matt Keesey over Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) in the third.
Other singles winners for UW-Green Bay were Paul Swanson in the second flight and Mike Wesley in the sixth. Swanson defeated Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City), 2-6, 6-3 (11-9), while Wesley ousted Robbie Price (So. • Franklin), 6-2, 6-1.
UW-Green Bay captured all three doubles contests. Winning for the Phoenix were Clegg and Keesey in the first flight, Jess and Plaushines in the second and Wesley and Brian McCarthy in the third. Clegg and Keesey defeated Kilsdonk and Naidicz, 8-1, while Jess and Plaushines tripped Breunig and Lewison, 8-2. Wesley and McCarthy tallied an 8-4 win over Price and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh).
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Indians Top Titans
 The McMurry University (Texas) men's tennis team won four of six singles contests en route to a 6-3 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Thursday (March 26) in Abilene, Texas.
The Indians (7-3) picked up three of their singles wins in straight sets, including Daniel Olivares' 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) in the third flight.
Other singles winners for McMurry University were Chris Bumann in the first flight, Tony Williams in the fourth and Brad Armour in the fifth. Bumann defeated James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee), 7-5, 6-3, while Williams ousted Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman), 6-3, 6-4. Armour picked a 2-6, 7-6, 7-5 win over Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) at No. 5 singles.
Winning singles contests for UW-Oshkosh (8-6) were Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) in the second flight and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) in the sixth. Breunig received a victory when Bryan Rainwater retired after a 4-6, 2-0 score. Price posted a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Brent Abilez.
Prior to singles play, McMurry University took two of three doubles contests. The Indians' Rainwater and Will Davis teamed up to win at No. 1 doubles, while Williams and Jordan Nokes paired up to win at No. 3 doubles. Rainwater and Davis topped Kilsdonk and Naidicz, 8-6, while Williams and Nokes tripped Price and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh), 8-1.
UW-Oshkosh's lone doubles win came from Breunig and Lewison in the second flight. The Titans' tandem defeated Armour and Bumann, 8-6.
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Titans Have Another Match Canceled By Rain
Inclement weather has once again canceled action for the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team.
The Titans were scheduled to play Austin College on Wednesday (March 25) in Sherman, Texas, but steady rain forced the cancellation of the match. Rain also forced UW-Oshkosh's contest against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday (March 24) to be canceled.
UW-Oshkosh (8-6) closes its spring trip to Texas with matches at McMurry University on Thursday (March 26) and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) on Friday (March 27). |
Yellow Jackets Sting Titans
 LeTourneau University (Texas) took two of three doubles contests and held on for a 5-4 victory over the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team on Tuesday (March 24) in Longview, Texas.
The Yellow Jackets (15-3) took their early advantage on doubles wins by Mark Taylor and Ryan Thomas in the second flight and Daniel Shidler and Wade Sinard in the third. Taylor and Thomas defeated Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) and James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee), 8-5, while Shidler and Sinard ousted Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin), 8-1.
UW-Oshkosh (8-6) won at No. 1 doubles as Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) and Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) topped Paul Haney and Randall Namanny, 8-2.
Both teams picked up three wins in singles play, with UW-Oshkosh's Breunig posting a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Thomas in the second flight. The Titans also got triumphs from Kilsdonk at No. 4 singles and Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) at No. 5 singles. Kilsdonk edged Sinard, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, while Blackburn tripped Haney, 6-3, 6-4.
Winning singles contests for LeTourneau University were Taylor in the first flight, Shidler in the third and Uli De La Fuente in the sixth. Taylor defeated Lewison, 6-4, 6-1, while Shidler beat Naidicz, 6-0, 6-2. De La Fuente registered a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Price.
UW-Oshkosh was also scheduled to play the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday, but that match was canceled due to rain.
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Titans Clobber Vikings
 Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) posted 6-0, 6-0 victories to lead the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team to a 9-0 win over Lawrence University on Friday (March 13) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
UW-Oshkosh's shutout victory was its sixth of the season. The Titans (8-5) previously pitched shutouts against Ripon College on Feb. 6, Marian University on Feb. 13, University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Feb. 21, Concordia University Wisconsin on Feb. 27 and Lakeland College on March 7.
Kilsdonk improved his singles record to 8-4 on the season by defeating Kyle Nodarse in the fourth flight, while Price raised his singles mark to 7-0 by ousting David Klaus in the sixth.
UW-Oshkosh won its remaining four singles contests in straight sets. Victories went to James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) by a 6-4, 7-5 score over Ryan Dunn in the first flight, Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) by a 6-1, 6-3 tally over Caleb Ray in the second, Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) by a 6-0, 6-2 count over Kazunari Kishida in the third and Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) by a 6-1, 6-0 result over Travis Fondow in the fifth. Lewison has a 7-5 record this season, while Breunig is 8-4, Naidicz 6-5 and Blackburn 11-1.
In doubles play, UW-Oshkosh got wins from Kilsdonk and Naidicz in the first flight, Breunig and Lewison in the second and Price and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the third. Kilsdonk and Naidicz (7-4) defeated Dunn and Kishida, 9-7, while Breunig and Lewison (7-5) ousted Fondow and Ray, 8-1. Fuller and Price (4-1) registered an 8-3 victory over Nodarse and Peter Mohr.
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Division I Penguins March Away From Titans
 Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) won at No. 6 singles and Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) and Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) at No. 1 doubles as the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team lost a 7-2 decision to NCAA Division I Youngstown State University (Ohio) on Thursday (March 12) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
Price earned UW-Oshkosh's lone singles point by posting a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Chris Leson.
Youngstown State University (5-7) won the remaining five singles in contests in straight sets, including Tariq Ismail's 6-3, 6-4 victory over James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) in the first flight and Michael Kathary's 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) in the second.
The Penguins also received wins of 6-4, 6-3 from Patrick Hamning over Naidicz at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 7-6 from Steve D'Angelo over Kilsdonk at No. 4 singles and 6-1, 6-1 from Robert Emig over Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) at No. 5 singles. Blackburn's loss was his first in 12 contests.
Kilsdonk and Naidicz pulled out an 8-4 win over Ismail and Leson at No. 1 doubles to give UW-Oshkosh (7-5) its other team point.
Youngstown State University took the remaining two doubles contests on wins by Hamning and Kathary in the second flight and D'Angelo and Emig in the third. Hamning and Kathary defeated Breunig and Lewison, 8-5, while D'Angelo and Emig ousted Price and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh), 9-7.
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Titans Split Contests With Red Men, Muskies
  The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team bounced back from a tough 5-4 loss to Carthage College with an easy 9-0 win over Lakeland College on Saturday (March 7) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
UW-Oshkosh (7-4) took a 2-0 lead over Carthage College on doubles wins by Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) and James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) in the second flight and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) in the third. Breunig and Lewison defeated Jack Schiro and Andy Schwenke, 8-4, while Fuller and Price topped Alex McLean and Matt Whiteside, 8-5.
Carthage College (7-1) sliced its deficit in half when J.T. Delk and Sammy Ramoni posted an 8-3 win over Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) and Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) at No. 1 doubles.
Carthage College then won four of the six singles contests to clinch its victory over the Titans. The Red Men received wins of 6-2, 6-2 from Schiro over Lewison in the first flight, 6-1, 7-6 from Ramoni over Breunig in the second, 6-1, 6-2 from Delk over Naidicz in the third and 6-4, 6-2 from Whiteside over Kilsdonk in the fourth.
UW-Oshkosh's two wins in singles play came from Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) in the fifth flight and Price in the sixth. Blackburn defeated Schwenke, 6-4, 6-1, while Price ousted McLean, 6-2, 6-0.
UW-Oshkosh won 72 of 77 games in singles play and 24 of 25 games in doubles action to handily defeat Lakeland College (0-4) in the nightcap.
The Titans set the tempo early with 8-0 wins by Breunig and Lewison over Yuki Shiono and Kazuyoshi Yamasaki at No. 2 doubles and Fuller and Price over Jordan Ames and Carlos Milan at No. 3 doubles. UW-Oshkosh also received an 8-1 victory from Kilsdonk and Naidicz over Andre Glass and Dartanian Taylor at No. 1 doubles.
UW-Oshkosh compiled 6-0, 6-0 shutouts in singles play as Breunig thumped Yamasaki in the second flight and Price trounced Dan Spatchek in the sixth.
The Titans obtained 6-1, 6-0 wins from Kilsdonk over Shiono at No. 3 singles, Naidicz over Taylor at No. 4 singles and Blackburn over Tom Kuehl at No. 5 singles.
Price contributed to the Titans' sweep of the Muskies with his 6-1, 6-1 win over Glass at No. 1 singles.
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Titans Thump Green Knights
 UW-Oshkosh extended its winning streak over the St. Norbert College men's tennis team to 20 consecutive matches with an 8-1 victory on Friday (March 6) in Green Bay.
UW-Oshkosh (6-3) pulled away from a 2-1 advantage after the doubles competition by winning all six singles contests, including Nate Kilsdonk's (So. • Dousman) 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Nate Tackaberry in the fourth flight.
Other UW-Oshkosh players winning singles contests in straight sets were Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin). Breunig defeated Derek Harrington, 6-2, 7-5, in the second flight, while Price ousted Mike Hyrczyk, 6-4, 6-1, in the sixth.
The Titans' James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee), Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) and Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) had to work overtime to pull out a victory. All three players won singles contests on a tiebreaker, with Lewison defeating Jordan Bauer, 4-6, 6-3 (10-3), in the first flight, Naidicz ousting Eric Koppmann, 6-3, 1-6 (10-8), in the third and Blackburn beating Ethan Kadow, 5-7, 6-0 (10-3), in the fifth.
In doubles play, UW-Oshkosh received wins from Kilsdonk and Naidicz in the first flight and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Price in the third. Kilsdonk and Naidicz posted an 8-2 victory over Bauer and Hyrczyk, while Fuller and Price tallied an 8-3 triumph over Koppmann and Mike Schmitz.
St. Norbert College (5-6) earned its lone team point on a 9-8 (7-5) win by Harrington and Tackaberry over Breunig and Lewison at No. 2 doubles.
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Titans Dismantle Falcons
 The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team recorded its second straight shutout and fourth of the season when it trounced Concordia University Wisconsin, 9-0, on Friday (Feb. 27) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
UW-Oshkosh (5-3) started the match with three wins by the doubles partners of Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) and Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha), Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) and James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) and Ben LaSelle (Fr. • Neenah) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin).
Kilsdonk and Naidicz tallied an 8-2 victory over Steven Anschutz and Austin Sveom at No. 1 doubles, while Breunig and Lewison marked an 8-1 triumph over Giovani Becker and Brian Tresedder at No. 2. LaSelle and Price took their contest at No. 3 doubles with an 8-5 win over Thao Lor and Patrick Schramka.
UW-Oshkosh won five of its six singles bouts in straight sets, including Dustin Blackburn's (So. • Waukesha) 6-0, 6-0 victory over Becker in the sixth flight, Breunig's 6-0, 6-2 result over Sveom in the third and Lewison's 6-1, 6-2 verdict over Schramka in the first.
The Titans also had Kildsonk defeat Lor, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 5 singles and LaSelle oust Anschutz, 6-2, 6-4, at No, 2 singles.
UW-Oshkosh secured its shutout of Concordia University Wisconsin (1-5) on Naidicz's 6-4, 2-6 (10-4) win over Tresedder at No. 4 singles.
UW-Oshkosh's other shutouts this season were against Ripon College on Feb. 6, Marian University on Feb. 13 and the University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Feb. 21. |
Titans Split Matches With Kohawks, Spartans
  The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team split a doubleheader against Coe College (Iowa) and the University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Saturday (Feb. 21) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Titans (4-3) fell to Coe College (7-0), 7-2, before defeating the University of Dubuque (1-4), 9-0.
Against Coe College, UW-Oshkosh earned its only team points on narrow wins by Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman at the No. 5 singles and Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) at No. 6. Kilsdonk edged Elliot Rausa, 6-0, 3-6 (10-5), while Blackburn trimmed Scott Stegemann, 6-7, 6-2 (10-7).
Coe College opened the match with three straight wins in doubles play, including Rausa and Sam Zerbib's 8-2 victory over Kilsdonk and Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha) in the first flight. The Kohawks also obtained 8-5 wins from Stegemann and Ryan King over Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) and James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) in the second flight and Greg Janssen and Joey Lankelma over Ben LaSelle (Fr. • Neenah) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) in the third.
Coe College wrapped up its victory with wins by King, Lankelma, Janssen and Zerbib. King defeated Lewison at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-4, while Lankelma ousted LaSelle at No. 2, 6-2, 7-5. Janssen added a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Breunig at No. 3 singles and Zerbib a 6-2, 7-5 decision over Naidicz at No. 4.
UW-Oshkosh recorded its third shutout of the season in defeating the University of Dubuque. The Titans won five of their six singles contests in straight sets and lost only six doubles points.
In singles action, UW-Oshkosh picked up 6-0, 6-0 wins from LaSelle over Jonathan Kroll in the first flight and Blackburn over Chris Matteson in the second. The Titans also received a 6-1, 6-3 victory from Kilsdonk over David Jacobsen in the fifth flight.
Other singles winners for UW-Oshkosh were Lewison in the first flight, Breunig in the third and Naidicz in the fourth. Lewison posted a 6-7, 6-3 (10-7) victory over Claudio Giraldi, while Breunig marked a 6-2, 6-3 win over Austin Stewart and Naidicz registered a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Cory McCarthy.
Breunig and Lewison highlighted UW-Oshkosh' doubles activity with their 8-0 win over Kroll and Matteson in the second flight. The Titans also received 8-3 wins from Kilsdonk and Naidicz over McCarthy and Stewart in the first flight and LaSelle and Price over Giraldi and Jacobsen in the third.
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Warhawks Overpower Titans
 Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) was the lone UW-Oshkosh winner as the Titans dropped an 8-1 decision to the UW-Whitewater men's tennis team on Sunday (Feb. 15) in Whitewater.
Blackburn earned his victory by posting a 6-4, 7-5 win over William Krieger at No 6 singles.
UW-Oshkosh (3-2) lost its remaining five singles contests in straight sets, including Brian Naidicz's (Sr. • Kenosha) 6-4, 7-5 result to Tim Moller at No. 4 singles and Nate Kilsdonk's (So. • Dousman) 7-5, 6-4 outcome to Kevin Caiati at No. 5 singles.
UW-Whitewater (4-3) had little trouble in the other singles contests as Alex Lowe tallied a 6-4, 6-1 win over James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) in the first flight, Danny Glinert marked a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ben LaSelle (Fr. • Neenah) in the second and Mike Harmatys a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) in the third.
In doubles play, UW-Oshkosh put up its best fight in the third flight as LaSelle and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) lost a 9-8 (10-4) decision to Moller and Alex Mory.
The Warhawks swept the doubles contests on wins by Caiati and Lowe in the first flight and Glinert and Erich Palecek in the second. Caiati and Lowe recorded an 8-3 victory over Kilsdonk and Naidicz while Glinert and Palecek registered an 8-5 triumph over Breunig and Lewison.
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Titans Lose To Thunder, Defeat Saints
  The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team lost an early match to Wheaton College (Ill.) before rebounding against the University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Saturday (Feb. 14) in Whitewater.
UW-Oshkosh (3-1) opened its activity with a 6-3 loss to Wheaton College (1-1). The Titans then bounced back to record an 8-1 victory over the University of St. Francis (5-1) in the nightcap.
In the loss to Wheaton College, UW-Oshkosh scored its team points on wins by Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) at No. 3 singles, Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) at No. 6 singles and Ben LaSelle (Fr. • Neenah) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) at No. 3 doubles.
Breunig and Blackburn earned hard-fought victories by posting identical 6-1, 4-6 (10-7) wins over David Warren and Kevin Graham, respectively. In doubles play, LaSelle and Price tallied an 8-6 triumph over Graham and Warren.
UW-Oshkosh suffered a tough loss at No. 2 singles, where LaSelle dropped a 2-6, 6-3 (10-8) decision to Ian Kirchner.
Wheaton College picked up three of its remaining five team points on wins by Davis Moore at No. 1 singles, Jordan Williams at No. 4 singles and Joel Parrish at No. 5 singles. Moore edged James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee), 6-4, 7-6, while Williams tipped Brian Naidicz (Sr. • Kenosha), 7-6, 6-4 and Parrish ousted Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman), 6-3, 6-0.
In doubles action, the Thunder got wins of 8-5 from Moore and Williams over Kilsdonk and Naidicz in the first flight and 8-4 from Kirchner and Parrish over Breunig and Lewison in the second.
In its victory over the University of St. Francis, UW-Oshkosh swept all three doubles contests while winning at No. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles.
Doubles wins went to the Titans' Kilsdonk and Naidicz in the first flight, Breunig and Lewison in the second and LaSelle and Price in the third. Kilsdonk and Naidicz outlasted Scott Surges and Cole Twitchell, 9-7, while Breunig and Lewison and LaSelle and Price posted identical 8-6 victories over Jason Blauw and Luis Oliviera and Jake Quigley and James Tomasino, respectively.
UW-Oshkosh's singles wins were highlighted by Lewison's 6-1, 6-4 decision over Surges in the first flight, Kilsdonk's 6-3, 6-0 result over Jeremy Unger in the fifth and Blackburn's 6-0, 6-3 verdict over Tomasino in the sixth.
Also winning in singles play were the Titans' Breunig and Naidicz. Breunig recorded a 6-3, 7-6 (10-4) victory over Oliviera in the third flight while Naidicz marked a 6-4, 7-6 (10-5) triumph over Quigley in the fourth.
The lone singles win for the University of St. Francis came at No. 2 singles, where Twitchell wrote a highly-contested 7-5, 6-7 (10-3), 12-10 victory over LaSelle.
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Titans Trounce Sabres
 It was another quick match for the UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team as the Titans recorded a 9-0 victory over Marian University on Friday (Feb. 13) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
UW-Oshkosh (2-0), which opened its season with a 9-0 win over Ripon College on Feb. 6, took 64 of its 81 games played against Marian University (0-1). The match consisted of just six contests as the Sabres were unable to field participants at No. 5 singles, No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.
On the court, UW-Oshkosh received a 6-0, 6-0 victory from Scott Niemi (Fr. • Appleton) over Samuel Cripe at No. 4 singles and a 6-1, 6-1 win from David Brown (Jr. • Madison) over Kyle Ohland at No. 5 singles.
Also picking up singles wins were Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) at No. 1 singles and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) at No. 2. Price tallied a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lucas Nieman while Fuller compiled a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Jory Lawson.
Marking doubles wins for the Titans were Eric Hoffmann (Fr. • Franklin) and Adam Kasper (Fr. • Franklin) in the first flight and Steve Langkau (Fr. • Oshkosh) and John Minten (Fr. • Eau Claire) in the second. Hoffmann and Kasper defeated Nieman and Ohland, 8-3, while Langkau and Minten ousted Cripe and Lawson, 8-1.
UW-Oshkosh players winning on a default were Hoffmann at No. 5 singles, Kasper at No. 6 singles and Brown and Niemi at No. 3 doubles.
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Titans Slam Red Hawks In Season Debut
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The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team excelled in their first competition of the 2009 season by trouncing Ripon College, 9-0, on Friday (Feb. 6) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
UW-Oshkosh, which tallied its fourth straight victory over Ripon College (0-1), won 76 of the 85 games played. The match featured just seven contests as the Red Hawks were unable to field competitors at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.
The Titans started the match with Seth Breunig (Sr. • Sauk City) and James Lewison (Jr. • South Milwaukee) posting an 8-2 win over Jay Hardacre and Alex Tande at No. 1 doubles and Ben LaSelle (Fr. • Neenah) and Robbie Price (So. • Franklin) recording an 8-0 triumph over Alex Momich and Dan Weiler at No. 2 doubles.
UW-Oshkosh picked up a pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins in singles play as Lewison defeated Hardacre in the first flight while Breunig ousted Tande in the third. The Titans' Price added a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Andrew Paxson at No. 5 singles.
Other UW-Oshkosh victories went to LaSelle at No. 2 singles and Nate Kilsdonk (So. • Dousman) at No. 4 singles. LaSelle marked a 6-3, 6-1 win over Weiler while Kilsdonk cataloged a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Momich.
Winning on a default for the Titans were Dustin Blackburn (So. • Waukesha) at No. 6 singles and Kilsdonk and Todd Fuller (Jr. • Oshkosh) at No. 3 doubles. |
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