By: Jake Timm (@GBJakeT)

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Green Bay men's tennis is in the midst of three straight days of competition in the state of Michigan, with the Phoenix picking up a win on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Green Bay defeated IPFW 6-1, securing the doubles point by winning No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. The No. 1 team of senior Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Germany) and junior Howard Scott (Exeter, England) notched a 7-5 victory, while Green Bay's No. 3 doubles team of junior Leopold Gomez Islinger (Weiden, Germany) and junior Marius Merz (Heidelberg, Germany) won by a 7-5 score as well.

The Phoenix was excellent in singles play, winning five of the six matches. Tenzer, Islinger and Scott won at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Sophomore Joshua Schramm (Brunsbuttel, Germany) picked up a win at No. 5 singles, while junior Joey Leto (Downers Grove, Ill.) won at No. 6 singles.

Green Bay improved to 4-3 as a team this season and will face Horizon League foe Detroit on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m.

Green Bay 6 – IPFW 1

Doubles
No. 1 Howard Scott/Michael Tenzer (GB) def. Gerard Guill/Martin Muadi (IPFW) 7-5

No. 2 Daniel Cardenas/Andres Cobos (IPFW) def. Florian Kraenzler/Joey Leto (GB) 7-5

No. 3 Leopold Gomez Islinger/Marius Merz (GB) def. Karl Wangensten-Oye/Connor Andrews 7-5

Singles

No. 1 Michael Tenzer (GB) def. Gerard Guell (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0

No. 2 Leopold Gomez Islinger (GB) def. Andres Cobos (IPFW) 7-6 (8), 6-1

No. 3 Howard Scott (GB) def. Daniel Cardenas (IPFW) 7-6 (8), 6-3

No. 4 Carlos do Val (IPFW) def. Florian Kraenzler (GB) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5

No. 5 Joshua Schramm (GB) def. Martin Muadi (IPFW) 4-6, 7-6 (10), 10-5

No. 6 Joey Leto (GB) def. Karl Wangensten-Oye (IPFW) 6-0, 7-5

One day earlier Green Bay took the court against Western Michigan, with the home team winning 5-2.

Western Michigan secured the doubles point by winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.

Green Bay's Islinger and freshman Florian Kraenzler (Puchheim, Germany) won their singles matches at No. 2 and No. 5 singles, respectively.

Western Michigan 5 – Green Bay 2

Doubles

No. 1 Michael Tenzer/Leopold Gomez Islinger (GB) def. Maik Steiner/ Ruben Grenier (WMU) 6-4

No. 2 Stephen Payne/Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Howard Scott/Florian Kraenzler (GB) 6-1

No. 3 Jimmy Beckwith/Jefta Kecic (WMU) def. Joey Leto/Marius Merz (GB) 6-4

Singles

No. 1 Jefta Kecic (WMU) def. Michael Tenzer (GB) 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 10-7

No. 2 Leopold Gomez Islinger (GB) def. Maik Steiner (WMU) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 11-9

No. 3 Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Howard Scott (GB) 6-4, 6-3

No. 4 Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Joshua Schramm (GB) 6-2, 7-5

No. 5 Florian Kraenzler (GB) def. Andrew Cahn (WMU) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-1

No. 6 Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) def. Jorge Gonzalez Soler (GB) 7-6 (9-7), 6-2

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