The Wayne State University men’s tennis team, ranked No. 20 in NCAA Division II, secured a 5-2 win over Case Western Reserve University on Sunday at the Doris J. & Donald L. Duchene, Sr. Athletic Facility in Detroit.
Case Western Reserve, currently ranked No. 5 in Division III, has reached the National Championship four times in the last five seasons and won the title during the 2022-23 season.
In doubles play, George Day and Thomas Mathys recorded a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles, improving their record to 6-1 this spring. The matches at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles were decided by tiebreakers. At the top spot, Harry Forsyth and Luis Klaus lost a close match to Bryce Ware and Trey Lambright, falling 7-6 (7-5). Benjamin Hill and Sam Knowles led early at No. 3 doubles but were overtaken by Rohit Jain and Rowan Matorin of Case Western Reserve, who won 7-6 in a tiebreaker to secure the doubles point for their team.
In singles competition, Day defeated Santiago Salazar Garza with scores of 6-1, 7-5 at the top position. Klaus won against Jon Totorica (ranked No. 36 in Division III singles) with a scoreline of 7-5, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Mathys prevailed over Josh Davydov at No. 3 singles with identical sets of 6-3.
Hill earned a win against JT Bilski at No. 4 singles with scores of 7-5, 6-1, while Forsyth beat Konrad Kwiatkowski at No. 5 singles with scores of 6-1, 6-2.
At the sixth position, freshman Warren Gunnar played against Rowan Matorin but was defeated after rallying back from deficits in both sets; he lost by scores of 6-4, 7-5.
Wayne State Warriors Men’s Tennis is part of Wayne State University’s intercollegiate athletics program based in Detroit and competes as a member of NCAA Division II within the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (official website). The program focuses on competitive excellence and athlete development through conference and national competitions (official website).
The team will next compete against St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday, March 11 in Orlando, Florida.
