Titans Perform Well At NCTA Tournament
  The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team had
two first-place finishes at the Northern
Collegiate Tennis Association (NCTA) Tournament
held Friday and Saturday (April 15-16) in La
Crosse.Capturing
titles for the Titans were Joel Vedder (So.
Mahtomedi, Minn.) at number two singles
and Jeff Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc) and Todd
Miller (Jr. Shorewood) at number one
doubles.
Vedder won his
singles flight after going unbeaten in three
matches, including a 6-4, 6-3 victory over UW-Eau
Claire's Chris Slagle in the title contest.
Vedder previously defeated Will Ruckel of the
College of St. Scholastica (Minn.), 6-2, 6-3, and
Greg Isermann of UW-Whitewater, 6-4, 6-3.
Hagman and Miller
took first place after going unbeaten in two
doubles matches, including an 8-2 win over UW-Eau
Claire's Aaron Nordenskjold and Jake Znidarisch
in the championship contest. The UW-Oshkosh duo
also defeated UW-Whitewater's Matt Griffiths and
Steve Klass, 8-3.
Finishing second
for the Titans were Miller at number one singles
and Corey Dickert (So. Hartland) and
Vedder at number two doubles.
Miller lost 2-6,
6-4, 6-4 to UW-Whitewater's Jordan Shilts in his
title match after defeating UW-Whitewater's
Griffiths, 6-4, 6-3, and UW-La Crosse's Grant
Bernard, 6-3, 5-7 (10-3). Dickert and Vedder lost
8-5 to UW-Whitewater's Derek Nelson and Bill
Stranberg in their championship contest after
posting wins of 8-4 over Eric Vandersbelt and Ian
Wencel of the College of St. Scholastica and 8-6
over Deke Bradley and Garrett Mason of UW-La
Crosse.
No team scores
were kept at the tournament.
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Titans Too Much For
Sabres
Winning 96 of 105 games, the
UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team trounced Marian
College, 7-0, on Wednesday (April 13) at the Kolf
Sports Center Complex.UW-Oshkosh (5-15) took 72 of 80
games in singles play, including 6-0, 6-0
contests by Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood) in
the first flight, Joel Vedder (So.
Mahtomedi, Minn.) in the third and Brandon Lepp
(So. Green Bay) in the fifth. Miller
defeated the Sabres' (3-7) Marko Dugandzic, while
Vedder ousted Brian Ottman and Lepp routed Chee
Vang.
The Titans also
received singles wins from Jeff Hagman (Sr.
Manitowoc) in the second flight, Corey
Dickert (So. Hartland) in the fourth and
Brett Hostetler (So. De Pere) in the
sixth. Hagman counted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Marian
College's Tyler Leinweber, while Dickert recorded
a 6-2, 6-1 victory over the Sabres' Chuck Bergs.
Hostetler tallied a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Marian
College's Josh Crom.
UW-Oshkosh
registered a pair of 8-0 shutouts in doubles play
as Hagman and Miller defeated Marian College's
Dugandzic and Leinweber in the first flight and
Dickert and Vedder smashed the Sabres' Bergs and
Ottman in the second. UW-Oshkosh was victorious
in the third flight as Hardel and Lepp beat
Marian College's Crom and Vang, 8-1.
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Titans Tripped By
Blugolds, Warhawks
 The UW-Oshkosh
men's tennis team earned five victories during losses of
4-3 to UW-Eau Claire and 7-0 to UW-Whitewater on Saturday
(April 9) in Whitewater.
Jeff Hagman (Sr.
Manitowoc) and Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood)
accounted for four of UW-Oshkosh's five victories by
winning twice in doubles play and once each in singles
action.
UW-Oshkosh (4-15) opened
Saturday's activity with its loss to UW-Eau Claire (9-5).
The Titans picked up three singles wins in the match as
Miller defeated Chris Slagle in the first flight, 6-0,
6-2, Hagman edged Aaron Nordenskjold in the second, 6-4,
6-3, and Corey Dickert (So. Hartland) trimmed Jeff
Peterson in the fourth, 6-3, 6-4.
Hagman and Miller also
joined forces for an 8-0 rout of UW-Eau Claire's number
one doubles team of Nordenskjold and Tim Eisele.
UW-Oshkosh's lone win
against UW-Whitewater (13-12) came at number one doubles,
where Hagman and Miller nipped the Warhawks' Greg
Isermann and Jordan Shilts, 9-8.
UW-Oshkosh lost three
tight singles contests to UW-Whitewater as Miller fell to
Shilts in the first flight, 6-4, 6-4, Hagman to Matt
Griffiths in the second, 4-6, 6-4 (10-5) and Joel Vedder
(So. Mahtomedi, Minn.) to Isermann in the third,
6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Titans Fall To
Eagles
The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team won
twice in singles play and once in doubles action
during a 5-2 loss to UW-La Crosse on Friday
(April 8) in Whitewater.Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood)
was involved in two UW-Oshkosh (4-13) victories,
including a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over UW-La Crosse's
Grant Bernard at number one singles. Miller also
teamed with Jeff Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc) to
post an 8-4 win over the Eagles' number one
doubles tandem of Bernard and Jeff Strand.
UW-Oshkosh's
remaining victory belonged to Joel Vedder (So.
Mahtomedi, Minn.). Vedder defeated UW-La
Crosse's Dale Wroblewski at number three singles,
4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
UW-La Crosse (8-3)
took the match by winning at number two, four,
five and six singles and number two and three
doubles.
Garrett Mason was
the lone UW-La Crosse player to take part in two
victories. Mason recorded a 6-2, 6-1 win over
UW-Oshkosh's Brandon Lepp at number five singles
and worked with Deke Bradley to register an 8-3
victory over the Titans' number three doubles
squad of Lepp and Josh Hardel (Jr.
Oshkosh).
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Titans Slay Green
Knights
The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team
suffered only one blemish as it defeated St.
Norbert College, 6-1, on Saturday (April 2) at
the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.UW-Oshkosh (4-11) snapped a
three-match losing by winning singles contests in
the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth
flights. The Titans also won all three doubles
contests.
In singles play,
UW-Oshkosh had Jeff Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc)
beat Andrew Winters, 6-1, 6-0 in the second
flight, Joel Vedder (So. Mahtomedi, Minn.)
rout Adrian Acosta, 6-0, 6-0 in the third, Corey
Dickert (So. Hartland) edge Chris Schmitz,
6-4, 0-6 (10-8) in the fourth, Brandon Lepp (So.
Green Bay) trim Dan Kriegl, 6-2, 6-4 in
the fifth and Brett Hostetler (So. De
Pere) defeat Mike Schmitz, 6-3, 6-0 in the sixth.
Doubles winners
for the Titans were Hagman and Todd Miller (Jr.
Shorewood) in the first flight, Dickert
and Vedder in the second and Josh Hardel (Jr.
Oshkosh) and Lepp in the third. Hagman and
Miller defeated Acosta and Aaron Sunday, 8-4,
while Dickert and Vedder tripped Chris Schmitz
and Winters, 8-2. Hardel and Lepp posted an 8-1
win over Kriegl and Mike Schmitz.
St. Norbert
College (6-6) picked up its lone victory of the
match at number one singles, a 6-1, 6-1 win for
Sunday over the Titans' Miller.
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Red Hawks Nip
Titans
Ben Metzler won the deciding contest
as the Ripon College men's tennis team edged
UW-Oshkosh, 4-3, on Friday (March 25) in Fond du
Lac.Metzler
gave Ripon College (9-5) the dual meet win after
ousting UW-Oshkosh's Corey Dickert (So.
Hartland), 4-6, 6-4 (10-8). The Red Hawks also
received singles victories from Dave Czarnecki in
the second flight, Alex Wente in the fifth and
Paul Larson in the sixth.
UW-Oshkosh (3-11)
had a pair of singles victories as Todd Miller
(Jr. Shorewood) won in the first flight
and Joel Vedder (So. Mahtomedi, Minn.) in
the third. Miller defeated Ripon College's Paul
Vanden Boogaard, 6-3, 7-6, while Vedder topped
the Red Hawks' Ben Sweeney, 6-2, 7-6.
In doubles play,
UW-Oshkosh won two of the three contests. The
Titans gained wins from Jeff Hagman (Sr.
Manitowoc) and Miller in the first flight and
Dickert and Vedder in the second. Hagman and
Miller defeated the Ripon College duo of
Czarnecki and Vanden Boogaard, 9-8, while Dickert
and Vedder tripped the Red Hawk tandem of Ryan
Manis and Sweeney, 8-6.
Ripon College's
lone doubles win came from Metzler and Wente in
the third flight.
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Titans Post 1-2
Record In California
  The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team
defeated Whittier College (Calif.) and lost to
Chapman University (Calif.) and Colorado College
on its annual spring trip to California. UW-Oshkosh (3-10) began its
expedition with Monday's (March 14) 4-3 win over
Whittier College. The Titans then dropped 7-0
decisions to Chapman University on Wednesday
(March 16) and Colorado College on Thursday
(March 17). UW-Oshkosh had Friday's (March 18)
match against California Institute of Technology
cancelled due to rain.
UW-Oshkosh edged
Whittier College by winning three singles
contests and taking the team point in doubles
play.
UW-Oshkosh singles
players successful against Whittier College were
Brandon Lepp (So. Green Bay) in the third
flight, Kyle McConnell (Fr. Hartland) in
the fourth and Brett Hostetler (So. De
Pere) in the fifth. Lepp defeated the Poets'
Louis Astbury, 6-2, 7-5, while McConnell routed
Adrian Hallauer, 6-1, 6-0, and Hostetler
demolished Whit Davis, 6-0, 6-1.
In doubles play,
UW-Oshkosh got victories from Lepp and Josh
Hardel (Jr. Oshkosh) in the second flight
and Hostetler and Jason Flock (Fr.
Greenfield) in the third. Hardel and Lepp
defeated Whittier College's Astbury and Hallauer,
8-1, while Flock and Hostetler ousted Davis and
Jo Choi, 8-3.
Chapman University
(7-4) overpowered UW-Oshkosh by winning all six
singles matches and two of three doubles
contests. The Panthers lost only three games to
the Titans in singles play.
UW-Oshkosh's lone
victory against Chapman University came at number
three doubles, where Hostetler and McConnell
defeated Travis Kula and Morgan Surfas, 8-1. The
Titans lost a competitive match at number one
doubles, where Corey Dickert (So.
Hartland) and Jeff Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc)
dropped an 8-6 decision to the Panthers' Ali
Kermani and Scott Kim.
Colorado College
also won all six singles matches and two of three
doubles contests against UW-Oshkosh.
UW-Oshkosh's only
victory against Colorado College came at number
three doubles, where Hostetler and McConnell
defeated Tyler Fox and Dakin Henderson, 8-4. The
Titans received their best effort in singles play
from Lepp in the third flight and Hostetler in
the fifth. Both UW-Oshkosh players lost 6-4, 6-1
decisions, with Lepp losing to the Tigers' Tim
Maguire and Hostetler to Henderson.
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Knights Conquer
Titans
Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood)
was involved in both victories as the UW-Oshkosh
men's tennis team lost a 6-1 decision to Calvin
College (Mich.) on Saturday (March 5) in Grand
Rapids, Mich.Calvin College (1-1) ousted
UW-Oshkosh (2-8) by winning five of six singles
matches and two of three doubles contests.
Miller registered
his victories at number one singles and number
one doubles. In singles play, Miller defeated
Calvin College's Jonathan Miedema, 6-4, 7-5. In
doubles action, Miller teamed with Jeff Hagman
(Sr. Manitowoc) to topple the Knights'
Miedema and Ricky Tilton, 8-4.
UW-Oshkosh's five
singles losses included Hagman's 7-5, 7-5 setback
in the second flight to Calvin College's Kevin
VanHaitsma. The Titans lost 24 of the 35 games
played in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
singles flights.
Another
competitive performance for the Titans came at
number three doubles, where Corey Dickert (So.
Hartland) and Brett Hostetler (So.
De Pere) dropped an 8-4 decision to the Knights'
Mike Goorhouse and Rafael Siebenschein.
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Division II Lakers
Sink Titans
Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood)
had the lone victory as the UW-Oshkosh men's
tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to NCAA
Division II Grand Valley State University (Mich.)
on Friday (March 4) in Allendale, Mich.Grand Valley State
University (5-2) counted its eight team points by
winning five singles contests and all three
doubles matches. The Lakers posted their singles
victories in straight sets and lost only 11 games
in doubles play.
UW-Oshkosh (2-7)
scored its lone team point on Miller's 6-4, 7-6
victory over Grand Valley State University's Kyle
Dehne in the number one singles flight.
The Titans'
closest setback in the match came at number one
doubles, where Miller and Jeff Hagman (Sr.
Manitowoc) lost a 9-7 debate to the Lakers' Dehne
and Adam Sandusky.
UW-Oshkosh's five
singles losses included Hagman's 6-4, 6-2 setback
in the second flight to Grand Valley State
University's Sandusky and Brandon Lepp's (So.
Green Bay) 6-2, 6-4 setback to the Lakers'
Justin Sauerbrey in the fifth.
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Kohawks, Thunder Hush
Titans
 The UW-Oshkosh
men's tennis team was held to just one victory in each
match as it dropped a pair of 7-0 decisions to Coe
College (Iowa) and Wheaton College (Ill.) on Saturday
(Feb. 26) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
UW-Oshkosh (2-6) counted
both of its victories at number one doubles, where Jeff
Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc) and Todd Miller (Jr.
Shorewood) posted 9-8 wins over Chad Evans and Chris
Paasch of Coe College and Joe Williams and Josh Williams
of Wheaton College.
UW-Oshkosh lost all six
singles contests to Coe College in straight sets.
Providing the Titans with their closest result in singles
play were Hagman in the second flight and Brandon Lepp
(So. Green Bay) in the fifth. Both players
suffered 7-6, 6-1 setbacks, with Hagman losing to Coe
College's Ryan Krabbe and Lepp to the Kohawks' Jake
Michael.
Coe College took the
doubles point from UW-Oshkosh after winning 8-3 in the
second flight and 8-1 in the third.
Against Wheaton College,
UW-Oshkosh lost all six singles debates in straight sets.
The closest outcome in singles action for the Titans came
in the first flight, where Miller lost a 6-4, 6-4
decision to Joe Williams.
The doubles point went to
Wheaton College after the Thunder won 8-3 in the second
flight and 8-4 in the third.
Pioneers Overthrow
Titans
Jeff Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc)
and Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood) combined
for three victories as the UW-Oshkosh men's
tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Grinnell
College on Friday (Feb. 25) in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.Grinnell
College (4-1) counted its score by taking four of
six singles contests and winning the doubles
point. The Pioneers posted victories at number
three, four, five and six singles and number two
and three doubles.
UW-Oshkosh (2-4)
scored both of its points in singles play, where
Miller won in the first flight and Hagman in the
second. Miller defeated Grinnell College's Julian
West, 6-1, 6-4, while Hagman edged the Pioneers'
Eli Best 6-3, 6-4. Hagman and Miller linked
together at number one doubles to defeat Grinnell
College's Jordan Lee and Brij Patnaik, 8-4.
UW-Oshkosh's
closest loss of the match came at number two
doubles, where Brandon Lepp (So. Green
Bay) and Joel Vedder (So. Mahtomedi,
Minn.) dropped a 9-7 decision to Grinnell
College's Rick Fenbert and D.J. Warden. In
singles play, the Titans' closest loss was Corey
Dickert's (So. Hartland) 6-4, 6-2 setback
in the second flight to the Pioneers' Patnaik.
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Division I Phoenix
Handcuff Titans
Todd Miller (Jr. Shorewood)
recorded the lone victory as the UW-Oshkosh men's
tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to NCAA
Division I UW-Green Bay on Saturday (Feb. 19) at
the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.UW-Green Bay (5-2) defeated
UW-Oshkosh (2-4) by taking five of six singles
matches and all three doubles contests. The
Phoenix won its five singles matches in straight
sets and lost only nine games in doubles play.
Miller tallied his
win for UW-Oshkosh by edging UW-Green Bay's Tim
Prudlow at number one singles, 7-5, 4-6 (10-8).
UW-Oshkosh lost
two close matches to the Phoenix, including
Brandon Lepp's (So. Green Bay) 7-5, 6-4
decision to Mat Weiss at number five singles. The
Titans also suffered a close setback at number
one doubles, where Miller and Jeff Hagman (Sr.
Manitowoc) were trimmed 8-6 by the
UW-Green Bay duo of Prudlow and Jarett Cascino.
UW-Green Bay had
two easy victories in singles play as Derek Gonwa
and Mark Goldin won by 6-1, 6-0 counts in the
third and sixth flights, respectively. Gonwa
defeated UW-Oshkosh's Joel Vedder (So.
Mahtomedi, Minn.), while Goldin ousted the
Titans' Kyle McConnell (Fr. Hartland).
The Phoenix also
had an easy 8-1 victory in the third doubles
flight as Gonwa and Tyler Dorn defeated
UW-Oshkosh's Corey Dickert (So. Hartland)
and Josh Hardel (Jr. Oshkosh).
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Titans Shoot Down
Falcons
The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team won
its second consecutive match as it posted a 5-2
victory over Concordia University on Friday (Feb.
18) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.UW-Oshkosh (2-3) took the
match after winning four of six singles contests
and capturing the doubles point. The Titans
posted victories in the first, second, fifth and
sixth flight of singles play and the first and
third flight of doubles competition.
Winning singles
matches for UW-Oshkosh were Todd Miller (Jr.
Shorewood) in the first flight, Jeff
Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc) in the second,
Brandon Lepp (So. Green Bay) in the fifth
and Kyle McConnell (Fr. Hartland) in the
sixth.
Miller registered
a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Concordia University's
Ira Meiling, while Hagman picked up a 6-4, 6-2
win over the Falcons' Chris West. The Titans also
received Lepp's 6-1, 6-4 victory over Concordia
University's Kyle Jagler and McConnell's 6-2, 6-1
victory over the Falcons' Adam Peck.
Hagman and Miller
teamed to win at number one doubles as they
defeated Concordia University's Meiling and West,
8-1. The Titans also won in the third doubles
flight as Corey Dickert (So. Hartland) and
Josh Hardel (Jr. Oshkosh) ousted the
Falcons' Jagler and Peck, 8-5.
Concordia
University (0-1) compiled its two team points in
singles play as Trey Senney won in the third
flight and Aaron Hoeppner in the fourth. Hoeppner
and Senney also won at number two doubles for the
Falcons.
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Titans Gain First
Win Of Season
The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team won
all six singles contests as it defeated Lawrence
University, 7-0, on Saturday (Feb. 12) at the
Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.UW-Oshkosh (1-3) posted
five of its six singles wins in straight sets,
with the lone exception being Joel Vedder's (So.
Mahtomedi, Minn.) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 victory
over Lawrence University's Brian Hilgeman in the
third flight.
Also winning in
singles play for the Titans were Todd Miller (Jr.
Shorewood) in the first flight, Jeff
Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc) in the second,
Corey Dickert (So. Hartland) in the
fourth, Brandon Lepp (So. Green Bay) in
the fifth and Josh Hardel (Jr. Oshkosh) in
the sixth. Lepp went unbeaten in his contest as
he defeated Lawrence University's Nathan Kish,
6-0, 6-0. The Titans also had Miller win by a
6-3, 6-0 count over the Vikings' Fabrice
Munyakazi-Juru.
In doubles play,
UW-Oshkosh posted a pair of 8-1 victories as
Hagman and Miller won in the first flight and
Lepp and Vedder in the third. Hagman and Miller
defeated Lawrence University's Nick Beyler and
Brian Hilgeman, while Lepp and Vedder ousted the
Vikings' Kish and Phil Roy.
Lawrence
University (0-1) picked up its lone win of the
match at number two doubles, where the Vikings'
Fabrice Munyakazi-Juru and Alex Weck topped the
Titans' Dickert and Hardel, 8-3.
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Titans Toppled In
Season Opener
 The UW-Oshkosh men's tennis team
opened its 2005 season by dropping 6-1 decisions
to UW-Whitewater, Luther College (Iowa) and the
University of Chicago (Ill.) at the UW-Whitewater
Invitational held Saturday-Sunday (Feb. 5-6) in
Whitewater.UW-Oshkosh
won only three contests in the tournament as Jeff
Hagman (Sr. Manitowoc) posted two
victories at number two singles and Todd Miller
(Jr. Shorewood) one at number one singles.
Hagman registered
his victories by defeating Matt Griffiths of
UW-Whitewater, 3-6, 7-5 (10-6), and Sasha Deriy
of the University of Chicago, 6-3, 7-5. Miller
gained his win by ousting Jono Martin of Luther
College, 7-6, 7-6.
Hagman and Miller
suffered three close setbacks in number one
doubles play as they lost 8-6 to Jordan Shilts
and Greg Isermann of UW-Whitewater, 8-5 to Martin
and Brad Nelson of UW-Whitewater and 9-7 to Ward
Bortz and Deriy of the University of Chicago.
UW-Oshkosh had two
tight losses in singles action, both against
Luther College. In the third flight, UW-Oshkosh's
Joel Vedder (So. Mahtomedi, Minn.) lost
6-1, 5-7 (10-6) to Luther College's Christian
Klier. In the fifth flight, the Titans' Brandon
Lepp (So. Green Bay) lost 3-6, 6-2 (10-6)
to Luther College's Bjorn Hanson
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