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Vitor Sakakibara
Holden Law
Vitor Sakakibara
8
Winner UW-Superior UWS (10-0)
1
Wisconsin Lutheran WLCMT23 (3-9)
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UW-Superior UWS
(10-0)
8
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Wisconsin Lutheran WLCMT23
(3-9)

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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Jon Garver, Director of Athletic Communications

Yellowjackets Defeat Wisconsin Lutheran 8-1, Run Winning Streak to 10

JACKSON, Wis. – It's a perfect 10 for the Yellowjacket men's tennis team, as in 10 consecutive wins following an 8-1 victory Saturday over Wisconsin Lutheran at the Pleasant Valley Tennis and Fitness Club.

The Yellowjackets (10-0, 1-0 UMAC) will now take their unbeaten start and winning streak into action in Florida next week.
 
The day started with the Yellowjackets taking all three doubles matches in convincing fashion.
 
At No. 1 doubles, Andre Luiz de Melo Guedes (Brasilia, Brazil/Centro de Ensino Médio Paulo Freire) and Jacob Zacharias (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) teamed up to take out Wisconsin Lutheran's top pair of Aidan Newberg and Zadic Torline by an 8-4 score. Igor Guetten Chaves (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil/Colégio Adventista) and Vitor Sakakibara (São Paulo, Brazil/Colégio Saber) took their No. 2 doubles match over Jonathan Kannenberg and Bryce Halvorsen by an identical 8-4 score. The Yellowjackets made it a clean sweep in the doubles when Benedek Kiabas and Mateus Miranda Silvestre (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Colegio Torricelli) blanked Matthew Bass and Conner Heezen 8-0.
 
Ren Kurachi (Yokohama, Japan/Yokosuka Gakuin) continued his strong first season with the Yellowjackets with a straight-sets win at No. 1 singles, defeating Newberg 6-3, 6-4. Sakakibara needed to go to a tiebreaker, but he defeated Kannenberg at No. 2 singles 6-3, 1-6 (10-8). After clinching the win over Carroll yesterday, Jacob Zacharias (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) swept Torline at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-4.
 
Jace Gilbertson (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie Senior) had little trouble with Bass at No. 5 singles, taking his match 6-1, 6-2. The same could be said for Keisuke Sato (Fukushima, Japan/Fukushima), who won at No. 6 singles 6-2, 6-1 over Heezen.

The only blemish of the afternoon for the Yellowjackets came at No. 4 singles, where Kaibas fell to Halvorsen in a pair of tiebreakers, 6-7 (5-7) and 6-7 (3-7).
 
Next up for the Yellowjackets is a trip to Florida and a date with WIAC foe UW-La Crosse Monday, Mar. 13. The first service is set for 8 a.m. CST from the Fort Gatlin Recreation Park in Orlando, Fla.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jace Gilbertson

Jace Gilbertson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Andre Luiz de Melo Guedes

Andre Luiz de Melo Guedes

6' 0"
Senior
Keisuke Sato

Keisuke Sato

5' 7"
Senior
Jacob Zacharias

Jacob Zacharias

6' 1"
Junior
Ren Kurachi

Ren Kurachi

6' 0"
Freshman
Igor Guetten Chaves

Igor Guetten Chaves

5' 11"
Freshman
Vitor Sakakibara

Vitor Sakakibara

5' 7"
Freshman
Mateus Miranda Silvestre

Mateus Miranda Silvestre

6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jace Gilbertson

Jace Gilbertson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Andre Luiz de Melo Guedes

Andre Luiz de Melo Guedes

6' 0"
Senior
Keisuke Sato

Keisuke Sato

5' 7"
Senior
Jacob Zacharias

Jacob Zacharias

6' 1"
Junior
Ren Kurachi

Ren Kurachi

6' 0"
Freshman
Igor Guetten Chaves

Igor Guetten Chaves

5' 11"
Freshman
Vitor Sakakibara

Vitor Sakakibara

5' 7"
Freshman
Mateus Miranda Silvestre

Mateus Miranda Silvestre

6' 3"
Freshman