DES MOINES, Iowa- The Western Illinois men's tennis team picked up its first win of the season after edging out Creighton, 4-3, at the Drake Tennis Center.

The Leathernecks (1-6) picked up the double points by winning at the top two doubles spots. At No. 1 doubles, senior Zach Frisch and junior James McGuire easily defeated Brian Ward and Jose Guerra, 8-1. Seniors Neil Lesinski and Sean Ragee-Nelson took a little bit longer but still picked up a win, defeating Creighton's Gabe Nagy and James McAvoy.

In singles play, Western got the split that they needed by picking up wins at the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions, all in straight sets. At No. 1, Frisch defeated Guerra, 6-3, 6-0. Lesinski picked up his first singles win of the season by beating Kyle Obermeier, 6-3, 6-1. Ragee-Nelson extended his singles winning streak to three matches by beating Bryan Lube, 6-2, 6-1.

The Leathernecks finish a busy weekend with a match against Drake Sunday, February 15, at 12 p.m. at the Drake Tennis Center.

Western Illinois 4, Creighton 3

Doubles
1. Frisch/McGuire (WIU) def. Ward/Guerra 8-1
2. Lesinski/Ragee-Nelson (WIU) def. Nagy/McAvoy 8-5
3. Elson/Obermeier (CU) def. Ortiz/Rodrigo Azevedo 8-4

Singles
1. Zach Frisch (WIU) def. Jose Guerra 6-3, 6-0
2. Gabe Nagy (CU) def. Francisco Ortiz 6-2, 6-4
3. Neil Lesinski (WIU) def. Kyle Obermeier 6-3, 6-1
4. Sean Ragee-Nelson (WIU) def. Bryan Lube 6-2, 6-1
5. James McAvoy (CU) def. Andy Jones 6-2, 6-2
6. Mike Elson (CU) def. Mandela Shepard 6-3, 6-4