Posted: Mar 02, 2018

North Central edges Men's Tennis in non-conference play

Team Stats

Concordia Wisconsin

North Central

Score

Doubles

Rademacher, Nolan / Schaffner, Ceejay (CUW)
def. Kohlmeier, Alex / Pindak, Lucas (NCC)

8-3

Krueger, Victor / Winters, Adam (NCC)
def. Binversie, Gabe / Kloda, Peter (CUW)

8-4

Haizel, Tyler / Bussell, Tyler (NCC)
def. Guendel, Brad / Werning, Cole (CUW)

8-5

Singles

Krueger, Victor (NCC)
def. Rademacher, Nolan (CUW)

7-5, 6-1

Schaffner, Ceejay (CUW)
def. Salazar, Marco (NCC)

6-2, 6-2

Guendel, Brad (CUW)
def. Winters, Adam (NCC)

6-4, 6-4

Binversie, Gabe (CUW)
def. Haizel, Tyler (NCC)

6-3, 3-6, 10-7

Bussell, Tyler (NCC)
def. Kloda, Peter (CUW)

6-1, 6-2

Pindak, Lucas (NCC)
def. Raskin, Nathan (CUW)

6-3, 6-2

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Concordia University Wisconsin Men's Tennis team was edged by North Central, 5-4, in non-conference play Friday night. The Falcons and Cardinals split the singles matches, but North Central started the night by taking two-of-three in doubles play.

THE BASICS
- Final Score: North Central 5, Concordia Wisconsin 4
- Location: Naperville Tennis Club – Naperville, Illinois
- Records: CUW 1-6; North Central 5-5

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Doubles play proved to be the difference as the Cardinals gained wins in the No. 2 and 3 doubles matches, respectively. The Falcons doubles win came at the No. 1 spot where the duo of Nolan Rademacher (Monument, Colo.) and Ceejay Schaffner rolled to an 8-3 victory.

- The Cardinals won the other two matches, gaining an 8-4 decision at No. 2 doubles and an 8-5 victory in the No. 3 doubles match.

- In singles play, the Falcons won matches at the No. 2, 3, and 4 positions but the Cardinals got the three wins they needed for the 5-4 victory. Schaffner (Winona, Minn.) improved to 2-0 on the night as he picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory in his No. 2 singles match.

- Brad Guendel (Greendale, Wis.) netted a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles while Gabe Binversie (Plymouth, Wis.) used a third-set tiebreaker to gain his No. 4 singles victory. Binversie won his first set 6-3 before falling 3-6 in set two. He then won the tiebreaker to 10 points (10-7) for his win.

UP NEXT
- The Falcons will host a pair of non-conference matches tomorrow at Pleasant Valley Tennis Center in Jackson. CUW will take on UW-La Crosse at 3 p.m. followed by a dual against St. Norbert at 6:30 p.m.