Toledo, Ohio – The University of Toledo men's tennis team defeated Division III opponent Denison, 6-1, at Shadow Valley Tennis Club in Maumee on Sunday. The Rockets' win featured three sweeps in singles play.

"We came out in the doubles and fought hard from the beginning, which set a good tone for the day," said head coach Al Wermer. "In singles everybody had some problem solving to do, but overall it was a nice day for us." 
 
The Rockets cliched the doubles point with victories from senior duo Luka Vitosevic/Omar Espinosa defeating their opponents 6-2 at the No. 1 spot and junior duo Thawin Suksathaporn/Danilo Vukotic defeating their opponents 6-3 at the No. 2 position. No. 3 doubles was left unfinished with senior Juan Carranza/freshman Cole Shoults trailing 3-4. 
 
In singles, Vitosevic, Espinosa, and Shoults swept their opponents in two sets while Vukotic and senior Serjen Olmedo went into thrilling tiebreaks. Vukotic, after clinching the first set 6-4 and dropping the second set 5-7, rallied to a 10-6 win in the third set at the No. 2 position. At the No. 5 position Olmedo sealed a tight first set 7-6(4) before falling in the second set 3-6, ultimately clinching the last set 10-4. 
 
Up Next
The Rockets will hit the road Feb. 15 and 17 to challenge Youngstown State and Duquesne. 
 
Toledo vs. Denison
Toledo 6, Denison 1
 
Doubles
1. Luka Vitosevic/Omar Espinosa (TOLEDO) def. Kevin Brown/Blake Burstein (DENM) 6-2
2. Thawin Suksathaporn/Danilo Vukotic (TOLEDO) def. Mitchell Thai/Tim Cianciola (DENM) 6-3
3. Juan Carranza/Cole Shoults (TOLEDO) vs. Brian Weisberg/Jacob Dennen (DENM) 3-4, unfinished
 
Singles 
1. Luka Vitosevic (TOLEDO) def. Vlad Rotnov (DENM) 6-2, 7-5
2. Danilo Vukotic (TOLEDO) def. Mitchell Thai (DENM) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
3. Tim Cianciola (DENM) def. Thawin Suksathaporn (TOLEDO) 6-3, 6-3
4. Omar Espinosa (TOLEDO) def. Kevin Brown (DENM) 7-5, 6-4
5. Serjen Olmedo (TOLEDO) def. Patrick McGuigan (DENM) 7-6(4), 3-6, 10-4
6. Cole Shoults (TOLEDO) def. Jacob Dennen (DENM) 6-3, 6-2