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Kirill Ivashchenko
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Kirill Ivashchenko earned a straight-sets victory for Wabash against Westmont College Tuesday.

Tennis

Tennis Opens Spring Break Trip at NAIA Power Westmont

Wabash started its 2017 spring break trip with a match against one of the top-ranked NAIA programs in California. The Little Giants lost 6-3 to Westmont College on Tuesday afternoon.

The Little Giants' duo of William Reifeis and Andrew Denning scored an 8-3 victory over Luke Whalen and Christian Mathis at number two doubles. Whalen and Mathis are ranked sixth in the nation as a doubles team. Whalen is the top-ranked singles player in the West Region in the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.

Patrick McAuley scored a victory at number four singles against John Joens in three sets. McAuley won 6-4, 5-7, 10-5. Joens and Phillip Sibbel are ranked number two in the region as doubles players, while Sibbel is the second-ranked singles player behind Whalen in the region. Kirill Ivashchenko added the final team point for the Little Giants with a straight sets 6-3, 7-5 victory at sixth singles.

Wabash will play NCAA DI Youngstown State Thursday prior to completing its trip to California with a match against Carnegie Mellon Friday.
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Players Mentioned

Andrew Denning

Andrew Denning

Sophomore
Kirill Ivashchenko

Kirill Ivashchenko

Senior
Patrick McAuley

Patrick McAuley

Junior
William Reifeis

William Reifeis

Senior

Players Mentioned

Andrew Denning

Andrew Denning

Sophomore
Kirill Ivashchenko

Kirill Ivashchenko

Senior
Patrick McAuley

Patrick McAuley

Junior
William Reifeis

William Reifeis

Senior