The Malone University men's tennis team, competing in its first “spring” match of the season, lost to Wayne State University (MI) by a score of 9-0 in a home match at the Hall of Fame Fitness Center in Canton Friday afternoon.  Including its 0-3 record from the fall, Malone now stands at 0-4 for the 2011-12 academic year.  Wayne State, an NCAA Division II Regional Tournament qualifier last season, improved to 2-1 on the season.

While the Pioneers did not win a set against the Warriors, Michael Berry and Andrew Rearick, playing at #3 doubles, did muster four individual game wins in an 8-4 setback. In addition, Nate Davis, at #1 singles, and Alex Steinmetz, at #2 singles, each nearly pulled off a victory in one of the two sets, losing 6-4 in their first and second sets, respectively.

Scores for the match were as follows:

Singles:

     Malone                       Wayne State                  Winner            Score
1. Nathan Davis            Aman Gill                        WSU               6-4, 6-0
2. Alex Steinmetz           Mike Fitzgerald              WSU              6-0, 6-4
3. Joss Celuch              Oscar Gamarra              WSU              6-2, 6-0
4. Andrew Rearick        Jason Chen                    WSU              6-0, 6-0
5. Michael Berry             Jon Groszek                   WSU              6-0, 6-1
6. Brett Krejci                  Matt Fisher                      WSU              6-3, 6-2

Doubles:
 
     Malone                         Wayne State                       Winner            Score
1. Davis/Celuch                Melvin Joseph/Chen        WSU                8-1
2. Steinmetz/Krejci           Thomas Ducret/Fisher     WSU               8-1
3. Berry/Rearick                Groszek/Gamarra              WSU               8-4