TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's tennis team closed out the Rocket Invitational with two wins on the singles court and one on the doubles court.
Head coach
Al Wermer said he is very pleased with his team's progress.
"This team has a coach's dream combination: potential, work ethic, and enthusiasm," said Wermer. "This season's going to be a fun ride."
Freshman
Max Skaer held on to his undefeated streak, tallying three doubles wins and two singles wins at the conclusion of the weekend. Skaer downed Chicago State's Cody Wurzelbacher 6-1, 6-3 in the final morning session. One court over, junior
Filip Zupancic locked into a three-set thriller with the Cougars' Jesus Perez Plaza. Zupancic won the first set 6-3 before falling 4-6 in the second. The Slovenia native, clinched the victory in the third set, 10-8.
In doubles action, junior
Nikola Arsic and freshman
Luis Kleinschnitz posted a victory, taking Case Western Reserve's Anthony Kanam/Earl Hsieh down 6-1, 7-5.
Up Next
The Rockets will host Alumni Day on Oct. 5 at 11:00 a.m. at the UT Varsity Courts. The Rockets will then head to Louisville, Ky. for the Louisville Invitational, Oct. 11-13.
Rocket Invitational
Toledo, Ohio | Full Results
Friday, Sept. 20
Toledo vs. Wayne State
Singles
Niklas Karcz (Wayne State) def.
Danilo Vukotic (Toledo) 6-2, 7-6 (3-0)
Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) def. Pierre Renaudie (Wayne State) 7-5, 1-6, 10-7
Cole Shoults (Toledo) def. Max Rink (Wayne State) 7-5, 6-4
Nikola Arsic (Toledo) def. Donovan Nguyen (Wayne State) 5-7, 6-2, 10-2
Filip Zupancic (Toledo) def. Ryan Okonski (Wayne State) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Dom Spicer/Luke Laws (Wayne State) def.
Luis Kleinschnitz/
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) 6-1, 7-6 (6-0)
Toledo vs. Eastern Illinois
Singles
Freddie O'BRIEN (Eastern Illinois) def.
Cole Shoults (Toledo) 6-3, 3-6, 10-3
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) def. Cameron SLABBERT (Eastern Illinois) 6-2, 7-5
Luis Kleinschnitz (Toledo) def. Logan CHARBONNEAU (Eastern Illinois) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Danilo Vukotic/
Filip Zupancic (Toledo) def. Gage KINGSMITH/Mike JANSEN (Eastern Illinois) 6-3, 6-0
Nikola Arsic/
Max Skaer (Toledo) def. Juan Carlos GARRIDO/Thomas WALLACE (Eastern Illinois) 7-5, 6-4
Toledo vs. Chicago State/Youngstown State
Singles
Danilo Vukotic (Toledo) def. Jesus Perez Plaza (Chicago State) 7-5, 6-4
Filip Zupancic (Toledo) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (Chicago State) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
Cole Shoults/
Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) def. Joao Garretto/Laurentiu Mandocescu (Youngstown State) 7-6 (4-0), 6-2
Cody Wurzelbacher/Jakov Suler (Chicago State) def.
Krzysztof Wetoszka/
Nikola Arsic (Toledo) 3-6, 7-5, 10-8
Max Skaer/
Luis Kleinschnitz (Toledo) def. Will Everett/Erik Gran (Youngstown State) 3-6, 7-6, 10-7
Saturday, Sept. 21
Toledo vs. Case Western Reserve
Singles
Matthew Chen (Case Western Reserve Univ,) def.
Danilo Vukotic (Toledo) 6-7 (11), 7-6 (5), 10-8
James Hopper (Case Western Reserve Univ,) def.
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) 6-3, 6-1
Aaron Umen (Case Western Reserve Univ,) def.
Filip Zupancic (Toledo) 6-1, 7-5
Luis Kleinschnitz (Toledo) def. Anthony Kanam (Case Western Reserve Univ,) 6-3, 6-4
Max Skaer (Toledo) def. Earl Hsieh (Case Western Reserve Univ,) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Jonathan Powell/Zach Hennessey (Case Western Reserve Univ,) def.
Cole Shoults/
Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) 6-4, 6-1
Toledo vs. Valparaiso
Singles
Daniel Langston (Valparaiso) def.
Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 10-5
Philipp Leithold (Valparaiso) def.
Cole Shoults (Toledo) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Franklin Brozovich (Valparaiso) def.
Nikola Arsic (Toledo) 7-5, 3-6, 10-4
Doubles
Brandon Ancona/Brian Pecyna (Valparaiso) def.
Danilo Vukotic/
Filip Zupancic (Toledo) 6-4, 6-4
Max Skaer/
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) def. Gabriel Carvajal/Andrej Kalenic (Valparaiso) 6-4, 2-6, 19-17
Sunday, Sept. 21
Toledo vs. Chicago State
Singles
Will Everett (Youngstown State) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (Chicago State) 6-4, 7-5
Filip Zupancic (Toledo) def. Jesus Perez Plaza (Chicago State) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
Max Skaer (Toledo) def. Cody Wurzelbacher (Chicago State) 6-1, 6-3
Toledo vs. Case Western Reserve
Doubles
Jonathan Powell/James Hopper (Case Western Reserve Univ,) def.
Cole Shoults/
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) 6-2, 6-4
Nikola Arsic/
Luis Kleinschnitz (Toledo) def. Anthony Kanam/Earl Hsieh (Case Western Reserve Univ,) 6-1, 7-5
All-Tournament Team
James Hopper, Case Western Reserve
Matthew Chen, Case Western Reserve
Jakov Suler, Chicago State
Mike Jansen, Eastern Illinois
Freddie O'Brien, Eastern Illinois
Max Skaer, Toledo
Filip Zupancic, Toledo
Brandon Ancona, Valparaiso
Brian Pecyna, Valparaiso
Niklas Karcz, Wayne State
Luke Laws, Wayne State
Erik Gran, Youngstown State