DETROIT, Mich. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's tennis team got off to a 1-0 conference start by beating Horizon League foe Detroit 5-2 on Sunday evening.
It was the final stop of a three-match road trip that saw the Phoenix go 2-1, including a win over IPFW on Saturday.
Green Bay got off to a good start against the Titans on Sunday, claiming the doubles point with a 6-3 win by the No. 1 team of senior Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Germany) and junior Howard Scott (Exeter, England) and a 6-1 win by the No. 3 team of senior Michael Tebon (Excelsior, Minn.) and junior Joey Leto (Downers Grove, Ill.).
Tenzer claimed a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles, while Scott battled to a win at No. 3 singles by a score of 7-5, 7-5. Newcomer Joshua Schramm (Brunsbuttel, Germany) claimed a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5 singles, and Leto gutted out a 7-6, 6-7, 10-8 win at the No. 6 singles spot.
Green Bay improved to 5-3 as a team on the 2015 season. The Phoenix will get a break from travel and host Toledo on Friday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at Western Racquet Club. On Sunday, Feb. 15 DePaul comes to town for a match at 10 a.m. at Western Racquet.
GREEN BAY 5 – DETROIT 2
Doubles
No. 1 Michael Tenzer/Howard Scott (GB) def. Chance Conley/Ismail Kadyrov (DET) 6-3
No. 2 Nathan Ponton/Patryk Koscielski (DET) def. Florian Kraenzler/Marius Merz (GB) 6-4
No. 3 Michael Tebon/Joey Leto (GB) def. Jay Joshi/Kacper Stelmaszak (DET) 6-1
Singles
No. 1 Michael Tenzer (GB) def. Patryk Koscielski (DET) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Nathan Ponton (DET) def. Leopold Gomez Islinger (GB) 7-6 (4), 6-2
No. 3 Howard Scott (GB) def. Kacper Stelmaszak (DET) 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 Rafael Orantes (DET) def. Florian Kraenzler (GB) 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 Joshua Schramm (GB) def. Chance Conley 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Joey Leto (GB) def. Ismail Kadyrov (DET) 7-6, 6-7, 10-8
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