DAVENPORT, Iowa—The Wartburg men's tennis team (1-0 overall) defeated St. Ambrose 6-3 Saturday in its season opener.

Scoring Summary

Singles competition

1. Lucas Huffman (WARMT22) def. Paulo Vitor (SAUM) 6-3, 6-4

2. Brian Lelm (SAUM) def. Cade Davis (WARMT22) 6-2, 6-3

3. AJ Wilkins (WARMT22) def. Gianfranco Garcia (SAUM) 6-4, 3-6, 10-5

4. Bennet Piotrowski (SAUM) def. Elijah Swanstrom (WARMT22) 6-1, 3-6, 10-6

5. Kyle Sehlin (WARMT22) def. Greyson Piotrowski (SAUM) 6-1, 7-5

6. Jeff Miller (WARMT22) def. Caleb Hoffman (SAUM) 6-1, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Lucas Huffman/AJ Wilkins (WARMT22) def. Paulo Vitor/Brian Lelm (SAUM) 8-2

2. Gianfranco Garcia/Bennet Piotrowski (SAUM) def. Cade Davis/Elijah Swanstrom (WARMT22) 8-7

3. Kyle Sehlin/Zach Johnson (WARMT22) def. Greyson Piotrowski/Caleb Hoffman (SAUM) 8-5

 
Notes/streaks

• Lucas Huffman continues to add to his lead as the career singles win leader, and the career No. 1 singles leader.
• Huffman is now second on the career doubles wins list with 61.
• He already owns the career record for No. 1 doubles wins at 55.
• The all-time series is even at 9-9, as Wartburg has claimed the last eight-straight meetings.

Next Event
The Knights return to the court next Saturday when they host Bethany Lutheran at 4 p.m.