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Junior Luis Kleinschnitz collected his first singles win of the weekend against Denison on Saturday morning.

Toledo Collect Six Wins on Day Two of Rocket Fall Invitational

9/17/2022 9:25:00 PM

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo finished another full day of competition at the Rocket Fall Invitational collecting six combined wins vs. Denison and Holy Cross College (Ind.). The Rockets are now a combined 9-3 through two days of competition.

"It was a good full day for us," head coach Al Wermer said. "I saw a lot of enthusiasm and I'm seeing good steps forward by everyone. Luis Kleinschnitz and Marko Galic had an outstanding day."

Toledo opened the day taking three of four matches against Denison, including the only doubles match. Krzysztof Wetoszka/ Marko Galic were on the winning side of a tough 6-1, 7-6(1) decision against Jack Bulger/ Colin Gramley.

Both Luis Kleinschnitz and Matias Olivero collected wins in two-set decisions in singles competition. Kleinschnitz won 6-0, 6-4 over Milan Gonela, and Olivero won 6-3, 6-1 vs. Daniel Garcia. Denison's only win came from Nadeem Jones who defeated Vlad Mluta in a 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 decision.

Rockets then collected three wins vs. Holy Cross College, including the only doubles matchup. Kleinschnitz/ Olivero won their opening set 6-4, dropped the second set 4-6, and closed out the third set with a 10-6 victory for the match win.

In singles play, both Galic and Wetoszka picked up come from behind victories. Galic was defeated in the first set, 6-7, won his second set 7-6, and closed with a 10-3 victory for the win. Wetoszka lost 3-6 in his opening set, dominated 6-2 in the second set, and came out victorious with a 10-5 final for the match win.  Holy Cross College's only victory was a three-set decision over Meluta, 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.

Competition will conclude Sunday morning starting with three matches at 9:00 a.m. and be split between UT Varsity Tennis Courts and Shadow Valley Tennis Club. The schedule can be found below.

Rocket Fall Invitational
Toledo, Ohio | Sept. 16-18
UT Varsity Tennis Courts | Shadow Valley Tennis Club


Sunday, Sept. 18
Location                                            Time                     Matchup            

UT Varsity Tennis Courts               9:00 a.m.             Holy Cross College vs. Case Western
Shadow Valley Tennis Club           9:00 a.m.             Denison vs Niagara
                                                      9:00 a.m.             Chicago vs. Northwestern Ohio
UT Varsity Tennis Courts               11:30 a.m.          Toledo vs. Case Western
 
 
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