The Lawrence University men’s and women’s soccer matches vs. Edgewood College that were scheduled for Sunday have been postponed.
Heavy rain in the Appleton area all day Saturday and again on Sunday morning have the field saturated.
No make-up dates for the matches have been set.
The Vikings return to action on Tuesday when the men travel to UW-Oshkosh for a nonconference match.
ST. PETER, Minn. — Lawrence University men’s tennis standout Cooper Smith picked up a pair of victories at the tough Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional.
Smith, a senior from San Diego, Calif., posted a 2-1 record in singles. Smith posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Concordia (Minn.) College’s Devin Larson in his opening match. Smith then rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5) victory over Coe College’s Jeff Damisch. Smith’s run at the regional ended with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Carroll University’s Jack Michael in the third round.
Lawrence’s Brian DeCorte, Craig Sherwood and Jeremy Andereck also took part in the regional.
MADISON, Wis. — Freshman Craig Sherwood took second place at No. 5 singles to pace the Lawrence University men’s tennis team at the Midwest Conference Championships this weekend.
Lawrence finished fifth in the team standings with 38 points. Grinnell College won the team title.
Sherwood opened play with a 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win over Charlie Wilhelm of Grinnell. Sherwood then beat Kevin Lasky of Lake Forest College 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 in the semifinals. Monmouth College’s Chris Utterback beat Sherwood 6-0, 6-1 in the championship match.
The other top finishers for the Vikings were Cooper Smith and Jeremy Andereck. Smith reached the semifinals at No. 4, and Andereck lost in three sets in the semifinals at No. 6.
In the other flights, Jason Dunn lost in the quarterfinals at No. 1 and then lost by default in the consolation semifinals. Max Zlevor reached the consolation final at No. 2 before falling to Karolis Ruzgas of Knox College 8-4. Caleb Ray beat Knox’s Jonathan Ng 8-2 to win the consolation final at No. 3.
In the doubles competition, Lawrence won the consolation title at both Nos. 2 and 3.
At No. 2, Ray and Smith bounced back from a loss in the quarterfinals to win the consolation title. Ray and Cooper defeated Derrick Winterhack and Sam Ewig of Ripon 8-2 in the consolation final. At No. 3, Sherwood and Andereck also lost in the quarterfinals but came back to beat Lasky and Tommy White of Lake Forest 8-0 in the consolation final.
At No. 1 doubles, Dunn and Zlevor were eliminated in the championship semfinals.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team beat St. Norbert College 5-4 on Sunday at Western Racquet Club, but a three-way tie means the Vikings will not make the Midwest Conference Tournament.
Lawrence (9-12, 2-1 MWC), St. Norbert (5-12, 2-1) and Carroll University all ended in a three-way tie for first place in the North Division, but St. Norbert and Carroll will play in the four-team conference tournament next Friday.
Since the three teams all went 1-1 against each other, the tiebreaker was individual matches won and Lawrence was the odd man out in that scenario.
The singles players gave Lawrence the win over St. Norbert on Sunday. Lawrence won only one doubles match, Jason Dunn and Max Zlevor at No. 1, but won four of the six singles matches.
Dunn (No. 1), Caleb Ray (No. 3), Cooper Smith (No. 4) and Craig Sherwood (No. 5) all won singles matches for Lawrence.
The Carroll University men’s tennis team won five of the singles matches and posted a 7-2 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Friday at the Lawrence Courts.
Cooper Smith was the lone singles winner for Lawrence (8-12, 1-1 MWC). Smith beat Ryne Fertitta 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Smith also teamed with Caleb Ray for an 8-6 win over Fertitta and Jack Michael at No. 2 doubles.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 Midwest Conference shutout against Ripon College on Sunday at Center Court.
It marked the fourth consecutive time that Lawrence (8-11, 1-0 MWC) has beaten the Red Hawks (1-11, 0-3) by a 9-0 score, and the Vikings’ fifth consecutive victory overall against Ripon. Lawrence coach Kevin Girard remains undefeated (10-0) against Ripon during his tenure as the Vikings’ men’s and women’s coach.
The Vikings didn’t drop a set en route to the victory. Jeremy Andereck, playing No. 6 singles, led the way for the Vikings with a 6-0, 6-0, victory over Andrew Carballo. Following close behind was Cooper Smith’s impressive 6-0, 6-1, win over Brian Schumacher at No. 4 singles.
Andereck and Smith also teamed up for an 8-0 win over Schumacher and Ryan Slowinski at No. 3 doubles.
The Grinnell College men’s tennis team downed Lawrence University 8-1 in a nonconference match on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.
Lawrence’s lone victory on the day came at No. 1 doubles, where Jason Dunn and Max Zlevor defeated Michael Cole and Elliott Czarnecki 8-6.
Lawrence University men’s tennis star Jason Dunn has been named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week.
Dunn (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) posted a 2-0 record on the week at No. 1 singles as the Vikings split a pair of matches.
Dunn defeated UW-Whitewater’s Byron Balkin 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) in Lawrence’s 8-1 loss to the Warhawks. Dunn also rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Rock Valley College’s John Rolando. Dunn also teamed with Max Zlevor for a No. 1 doubles victory in Lawrence’s 9-0 win over Rock Valley.
Dunn improved to 10-9 in singles on the season.
Lawrence (7-10) returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Grinnell College, and the Vikings open Midwest Conference North Division play on Sunday at Ripon College.
WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 shutout of Rock Valley College on Saturday on the Wangerin Courts at UW-Whitewater.
A pair of Lawrence players didn’t drop a game en route to singles victories. Playing at No. 4 singles, Lawrence’s Cooper Smith beat Dustin Novacek 6-0, 6-0, and the Vikings’ Craig Sherwood routed Joseph Delaughter 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
WHITEWATER, Wis. — The UW-Whitewater men’s tennis team posted an 8-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Wangerin Courts.
Lawrence’s lone victory against the Warhawks came at No. 1 singles where Jason Dunn defeated Byron Balkin 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).
