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No. 17 HU Drops Spring Opener to Wayne State
Posted: Jan 24, 2026

No. 17 HU Drops Spring Opener to Wayne State

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Harry Forsyth / Luis Klaus def. Javier Lopez Real / Julian Tantera 6-4
  • George Day / Thomas Mathys def. Mateo Batista / Juan Carrasco 6-3
  • Tom Wasner / Sam Knowles def. Paul Reupke / Marco Silveira 6-2
Singles
  • George Day def. Julian Tantera 7-5, 6-4
  • Tom Wasner def. Martin Capdevilla FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Luis Klaus def. Mateo Batista 6-3, 6-1
  • Thomas Mathys def. Santiago Sarudiansky 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
  • Sam Knowles def. Javier Lopez Real FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Harry Forsyth def. Juan Carrasco FINAL - UNFINISHED

DETROIT, Mich. - The No. 17 Huntington men's tennis team opened its spring slate Saturday with a 4–0 loss to Wayne State University at the Duchene Athletic Facility marking the Foresters' first loss of the year.

The Raiders, an NCAA Division II program that finished second in the GLIAC standings a season ago, provided a stiff early-season test for the Foresters in what marked Huntington's first match of the spring championship segment.

Huntington (4-1) battled in doubles play, competing well across the board before Wayne State ultimately claimed the opening point. The match was later called once the Raiders secured three singles victories to reach the four-point threshold.

Saturday's contest also marked the beginning of a new era for Crossroads League tennis, as the CL officially joins every other NAIA conference in designating the spring as its primary championship season.

The Foresters will have two weeks to regroup before returning to Michigan on February 13, when they face Lawrence Tech at 11:00 a.m.

SINGLES RECAP
1. George Day (WSUM) def. Julian Tantera (HUM) 7-5, 6-4
2. Tom Wasner (WSUM) vs. Martin Capdevilla (HUM) 6-1, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
3. Luis Klaus (WSUM) def. Mateo Batista (HUM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Thomas Mathys (WSUM) def. Santiago Sarudiansky (HUM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Sam Knowles (WSUM) vs. Javier Lopez Real (HUM) 1-0, unfinished
6. Harry Forsyth (WSUM) vs. Juan Carrasco (HUM) unfinished

DOUBLES RECAP
1. Forsyth/Klaus (WSUM) def. Lopez Real/Tantera (HUM) 6-4
2. Day/Mathys (WSUM) def. Batista/Carrasco (HUM) 6-3
3. Wasner/Knowles (WSUM) def. Paul Reupke/Marco Silveira (HUM) 6-2

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 181 NAIA All-America honors and 631 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Huntington has a top quartile ranking in the 2026 U.S. News Best Regional Universities Midwest Rankings.