Wildcats Grab 5-2 Win Over Grizzlies

BOZEMAN, Mont. --The Weber State men's tennis team moved to an even 3-3 in the Big Sky Conference schedule on Saturday with a 5-2 win over Montana. The Wildcats' overall record improved to 7-10 with the win.

The Wildcats won the top two doubles matches to grab the opening point and then claimed points in four of six singles matches to secure the win.

Sascha Kiehne and Simon Unger defeated Carl Kuschke and Mikolaj Borkowski 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and Henning Hipp and Travis Covington downed Raydner Ramos and Felipe Raw 9-8 at No. 2 doubles.

In singles, Kiehne, Unger and Hipp each became double winners on the day, backing up their doubles wins with victories in the No. 1 through 3 singles matches. Kiehne downed Colin Dektar 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1, and Hipp defeated Ramos 6-4, 7-6 at No. 3. Unger was taken to a third set by Borkowski, but emerged victorious with a 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 score.

Spencer Marchant gave the Wildcats a win at No. 6 singles with a 6-1, 6-4 win over David Cysneiros.

The Wildcats will remain in Bozeman to take on Montana State on Sunday. They will then wrap up the 2009 regular season on Tuesday in Pocatello against Idaho State.

Weber State 5, Montana 2
Apr 11, 2009 at Bozeman, Mont.

Singles competition
1. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. DEKTAR, Colin (UM) 6-2, 6-4
2. UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. BORKOWSKI, Mikolaj (UM) 7-6, 1-6, 6-3
3. HIPP, Henning (WSU) def. RAMOS, Raydner (UM) 6-4, 7-6
4. RAW, Felipe (UM) def. WILLIAMS, Chris (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
5. KUSCHKE, Carl (UM) def. COVINGTON, Travis (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
6. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) def. CYSNEIROS, David (UM) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. KIEHNE, Sascha/UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. KUSCHKE, Carl/BORKOWSKI, Mikolaj (UM) 8-3
2. HIPP, Henning/COVINGTON, Travis (WSU) def. RAMOS, Raydner/RAW, Felipe (UM) 9-8
3. CYSNEIROS, David/DEKTAR, Colin (UM) def. MARCHANT, Spencer/WILLIAMS, Chris (WSU) 8-4

Match Notes
Weber State 7-10, 3-3 BSC
Montana 9-7, 3-3 BSC

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Players Mentioned

Henning Hipp

Spencer Marchant

Simon Unger

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