GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay finished its nonconference season with a 4-3 win over Gustavus Adolphus, who was the 10th ranked team in Division III. The Phoenix went 6-7 in nonconference play, and will now have a weekend off before beginning Horizon League play on Mar. 24-25 in Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio.
After Gustavus took the doubles point, GB responded with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles by James Ling and Charlie Croxford, respectively. With the two teams tied at 2-2, Florian Kraenzler won at No. 1 singles to give his team the 3-2 lead. Gustavus answered at No. 4 singles, but Miles McDowall clinched the match with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 win at No. 5 singles.
Head coach Tim Dean on Gustavus match: "We snuck out with the win. We had several close matches and Gustavus is a very good and highly ranked Division 3 team. They came with their top games today and we had to battle. Miles came through mentally to clinch the win four us and get his first singles win on the season. It was a big first singles win that we had to have. We'll recover physically the next weekend off before jumping into the Horizon League season."
Green Bay 4, #10 Gustavus Adolphus College 3
Mar 10, 2018
at Green Bay, Wis. (Western Racquet)
| Match Notes |
| Gustavus Adolphus College 9-5; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3 |
| Green Bay 6-7 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,3,1,4,5) |
Green Bay 6, UW-Whitewater 1 RECAP
FRIDAY: The Green Bay men's tennis team picked up a quick 6-1 victory over UW-Whitewater on Friday night in nonconference action at home at Western Racquet. GB (5-7) will play its final nonconference match of the season tomorrow at noon against Gustavus Adolphus right back at Western.
The Phoenix cruised at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to earn the doubles point, before running off five more points in a row to go up 6-0 before taking its only singles loss. Florian Kraenzler and James Ling both made quick work of their opponents at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, both winning 12-1 combined in the two sets.
Charlie Croxford, Felix Triebe and Ivan Radomirovic also registered singles wins, with all three doing so in two sets.
Head coach Tim Dean on the match: "The men played well today. Solid performance overall. Our men stayed mentally strong and focused, which helped us come out with the win."
Green Bay 6, UW-Whitewater 1
Mar. 9, 2018
at Green Bay, Wis. (Western Racquet)
| Match Notes |
| UW-Whitewater 8-3 |
| Green Bay 5-7 |
| T-2:00 A-50 |
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