UW-Whitewater Victorious In NCAA Men’s Tennis First Round, Falls In Second Round

WHITEWATER, Wis.–University of Wisconsin-Whitewater emerged with a 4-0 victory over Luther College (Iowa) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship on May 9, but fell to Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) 4-2 in the second round at Warhawk Outdoor Tennis Complex on May 10.

 

The Warhawks were making their 15th NCAA appearance – and fourth straight – and completed the 2024-25 campaign with a 17-6 record. UW-Whitewater won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship for the second consecutive year.

 

First Round

UW-Whitewater 4, Luther (IA) 0

Singles:

No. 1–Theo Billson (WW) def. Luke Westholder (LUTH) 6-2, 6-1

No. 2–Reuben Giorgio (WW) vs. Joao Benvenutti (LUTH) 3-6, 6-2, 0-0 (did not finish)

No. 3–Tyler Nelson (WW) vs. Abbay Chhabra (LUTH) 4-6, 5-4 (did not finish)

No. 4–Drew Van Fossen (WW) def. Juan Hernandez Herrera (LUTH) 7-6 (4), 6-1

No. 5–Giovanni Vitali (WW) def. Eli Young (LUTH) 6-3, 6-2

No. 6–Charles Morgan (WW) vs. Rhys Biro-Moore (LUTH) 7-5, 4-0 (did not finish)

 

Doubles:

No. 1–Billson/Giorgio (WW) def. Young/Westholder (LUTH) 6-2

No. 2–Chhabra/Benvenutti (LUTH) def. Nelson/Payton Adkisson (WW) 6-2

No. 3–Van Fossen/Will Ulrich (WW) def. Hernandez Herrera/Ricky Portilla (LUTH) 7-6 (4)

 

Second Round

Gustavus Adolphus (MN) 4, UW-Whitewater 2

Singles:

No. 1–Gage Gohl (GAC) def. Theo Billson (WW) 6-2, 6-2

No. 2–Reuben Giorgio (WW) vs. Marco Siviero (GAC) 7-5, 1-6, 1-1 (did not finish)

No. 3–Dominik Knutson (GAC) def. Tyler Nelson (WW) 6-1, 6-1

No. 4–Drew Van Fossen (WW) def. Josh Christensen (GAC) 6-3, 6-4

No. 5–Tyler Haddorff (GAC) def. Giovanni Vitali (WW) 6-4, 6-4

No. 6–Luke Firdinger (GAC) def. Charles Morgan (WW) 7-6 (2), 6-3

 

Doubles:

No. 1–Billson/Giorgio (WW) def. Gohl/Haddorff (GAC) 6-4

No. 2–Knutson/Siviero (GAC) def. Nelson/Payton Adkisson (WW) 6-3

No. 3–Van Fossen/Will Ulrich (WW) def. Christensen/Taona Mhwandagara (GAC) 6-4
 

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