The Wayne State University men’s tennis team, ranked No. 20 nationally, secured a 5-2 win over No. 23 Tiffin University on Wednesday at the Doris J. & Donald L. Duchene, Sr. Athletic Facility in Detroit. This victory marks Wayne State’s second consecutive win against a ranked opponent and its third in-region win of the season.
Wayne State Warriors Men’s Tennis is part of Wayne State University’s intercollegiate athletics program and competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team, based in Detroit, Michigan, aims for competitive excellence while fostering athlete development in both conference and national competitions (https://wsuathletics.com/sports/mens-tennis).
In doubles play, Sam Knowles and Tom Wasner earned a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 spot. George Day and Thomas Mathys lost their match 6-2, while Luis Klaus and Harry Forsyth secured a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles to clinch the point for Wayne State.
During singles matches, Wasner defeated Jose Potillo with scores of 6-1, 6-1 at the third position. Mathys won his match against Harry Senior with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4 in the fifth slot. Klaus secured the overall win for Wayne State after a lengthy three-set match against Martin Driesner that ended 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4.
Knowles added another singles victory by defeating Erwan Colin in straight sets at No. 6 singles. Day was narrowly defeated by Romain Marionneau at the top singles position after three sets: 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6. Benjamin Hill lost his match to Lorenzo Perucchini with scores of 7-5, 6-3.
Head coach Bryan Morrow commented on the team’s performance: “It was a great win over a very strong top-25 Tiffin team. Getting the doubles point proved to be really important, as it set us up and put us into a good position for singles. We started strong in singles, I thought that we had really good looks at each of the positions. Luis (Klaus) was huge for us again today, he and Harry (Forsyth) getting the win at No. 1 doubles and him clinching the match at No. 2 singles was outstanding. I was once again very proud of my guys, able to get another top-25 win. The chemistry that this team has is truly unmatched and they all support each other wonderfully.”
Next on their schedule is an away match against Hillsdale College on Saturday, February 28.
