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Jared McFarlane, GLVC Communications
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Drury DRU-M (10-7)
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Winner Wayne State WSUM (21-9)
Drury DRU-M
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Wayne State WSUM
(21-9)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Ed Beach, Assistant AD-Media Relations

11th ranked Wayne St. advances past Panthers in NCAA-II Tournament

DETROIT, Mich.— Wayne State swept Drury on Friday with a 4-0 win in the first round of the NCAA-II National Tournament at the Duchene Athletic Facility in Detroit, Michigan.
 
The Panthers, who were seeded seventh in the Midwest Regional, end the season with a 10-7 record. The Warriors, who were the sub-regional hosts and ranked 11th nationally, advanced to the sub-regional finals with a 21-9 mark.
 
Wayne State took a 1-0 lead winning two doubles matches. Cedric Drenth and Daniel Grey are ranked third nationally in doubles and got past Sylvain Garin-Michaud and Marlon Wilken, a duo ranked 14th in the country, 6-2. Dom Spicer and Emil Mikkelsen also picked up a win with a 6-1 win over Drury's Alejandro Esquivel and Oscar Reis.
 
The Warriors took a 2-0 lead on Dom Spicer's win over Tjade Bruns. Spicer, ranked 69th in Division II in singles, won 6-2, 6-1. Daniel Grey, in the number two singles match, defeated 36th ranked Yaroslav Sharyy 6-0, 6-2 to give Wayne State a 3-0 lead.
 
24th ranked Cedric Drenth clinched the winning point for the Warriors as he defeated Sylvain Garin-Michaud, ranked number five in the country, in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
 
Wayne State will play either Southwest Baptist or Grand Valley State in the NCAA-II Tournament's second round on Saturday.
 
The Panthers were making their 23rd appearance in the NCAA-II Tournament.
 
#11 Wayne St. 4, #41 Drury Panthers 0
Apr 28, 2023 at Detroit, Mich. (Duchene Athletic Facility)
Singles competition
1. #24 Cedric Drenth (WAYNE-M) def. #5 S. Garin-Michaud (DRURY-M) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
2. Daniel Grey (WAYNE-M) def. #36 Yaroslav Sharyy (DRURY-M) 6-0, 6-2
3. #64 Marlon Wilken (DRURY-M) vs. Niklas Karcz (WAYNE-M) no result
4. #69 Dom Spicer (WAYNE-M) def. Tjade Bruns (DRURY-M) 6-2, 6-1
5. Louka Queguiner (DRURY-M) vs. Denali Kitayama (WAYNE-M) no result
6. Mark Drozdetskii (DRURY-M) vs. Luke Laws (WAYNE-M) no result
 
Doubles competition
1. #3 Cedric Drenth/Daniel Grey (WAYNE-M) def. #14 S. Garin-Michaud/Marlon Wilken (DRURY-M) 6-2
2. Mark Drozdetskii/Yaroslav Sharyy (DRURY-M) vs. Niklas Karcz/Luke Laws (WAYNE-M) no result
3. Dom Spicer/Emil Mikkelsen (WAYNE-M) def. Alejandro Esquivel/Oscar Reis (DRURY-M) 6-1
 
Match Notes
Drury Panthers 10-7; National ranking #41; Regional ranking #7
Wayne St. 21-9; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,2,1)
NCAA-II Tournament, 1st round
A-28
 
 
 
 
 
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