UW-Whitewater, ranked 26th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III poll, defeated Graceland University 5-4 Saturday in Hilton Head, South Carolina.  The Warhawks' second match of the day, versus Carleton College, was cancelled because of rain.

UW-Whitewater 5, Graceland University 4
singles
1.  Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Daniel Rosales Lobo, GU, 63-, 6-4
2.  Manuel Lindekeit, GU, defeated Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, 7-5, 6-2
3.  Felipe Suarez Parra, GU, defeated Brady Porter (Madison/Memorial), WW, 7-6 (3), 6-1
4.  Eugene O'Connell, GU, defeated Brian Klein (Brookfield/East), WW, 2-6, 7-5 (10-6)
5.  RJ Rademacher (Deephaven, MN/Minnetonka), WW, defeated Carlos Jimenez, GU, 6-3, 6-1
6.  Dan Noonan (Tinley Park, IL/Providence Catholic ), WW, defeated Esteban Chacon, GU, 56-1, 6-4
doubles
1. Rosales Lobo/Lindekeit, GU, defeated Bayliss/Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), WW, 8-5
2.  Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville)/Kevin Friend (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield), WW, defeated O'Connell/Jimenez, GU, 8-4
3.  Cameron Laktash (Crystal Lake, IL/South)/Rademacher, WW, defeated Chacon/Suarez Parra, GU, 8-3

UW-W tennis coordinator Frank Barnes utilized an expanded roster in the win.  RJ Rademacher (Deephaven, MN/Minnetonka) and Dan Noonan (Tinley Park, IL/Providence Catholic ) played their first flight matches of the year and both came through with wins.  Noonan's match was the last on the courts, and it proved to be the decisive point in Whitewater's win.

UW-W is 9-4 this season.  Graceland, out of Lamoni, Iowa and a NAIA member, is 4-4.

UW-W will play The Citadel Sunday in Hilton Head.  It will be the Warhawks' fourth match of the season against a Division I opponent, with losses to UW-Green Bay 8-1, UW-Madison 7-0 and Northern Illinois 7-0 accounting for three of the team's four losses.

For additional information:  Frank Barnes, UW-W tennis coordinator, 262-472-6120 or barnesf@uww.edu