March 4, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Lake Superior State men's tennis team lost 9-0 to Division I Creighton on Monday and is 4-4 heading into today's match against a solid St. Cloud State team.

"These teams are sustaining the intensity longer than we are," LSSU coach Charlie Drury said of the DI competition. "We're playing good points, but they're long volleys and they're winning the points."

LSSU, which is 0-3 against Division I opponents, plays Division II St. Cloud State at 6:30 p.m.

Monday's Match
Creighton 9, Lake Supeior State 0
Doubles
1. Nikita Dudar-Joe Eckert def. Pawel Wegrzyn-Robbie Nelson, 8-2
2. Jose Guerra-Brian Ward def. Travis Toth-Craig Baas, 8-1
3. Ross Ellen-Bryan Lube def. Eddie Langford-Jeff Ferrell, 8-2

Singles
1. Guerra def. Wegrzyn, 7-5, 6-3
2. Dudar def. Nelson, 6-4, 6-1
3. Eckert def. Baas, 6-1, 6-2
4. Ward def. Toth, 6-1, 6-2
5. James McAvoy def. Demps, 6-0, 6-0
6. Lube def. Jack Miller, 6-1, 6-1