Box Score

The Carthage College men's tennis team (7-7, 1-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Wheaton College (Ill., 9-3, 1-0 CCIW), 7-2, on Saturday, April 13 the Centre Court Racquet Club in Hanover Park, Ill.
 
Carthage's Jeff Lotz Jr. (Sr., Racine, Wis./Horlick, 18-12) lost his No. 1 singles match to the Thunder's Ryan Kreis, the latter winning, 7-6, 2-6, 6-0.  Alex Boomgarden (Fr., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area, 15-8) lost his No. 2 singles match to Josh Ward, Ward winning, 6-4, 6-1.  Ryan Jump (Fr., Mundelein, Ill., 15-6) lost at No. 3 singles, as did Juan Robles (So., Bogota, Columbia, 4-13) at No. 4 singles.  Brian Howes (Sr., Bartlett, Ill., 16-8) was a winner at No. 5 singles, but Tom Klassman (Sr., Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove, 9-11) fell at No 6 singles.
 
Carthage's No. 1 doubles team of Lotz and Boomgarden (12-10) lost to Josh Ward/Ryan Kreis, 8-6.  The No. 2 doubles team of Conor Moon (So., Sussex, Wis./Woodstock (Ill.)-Marian Central Catholic) and Brandon Curtis (Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge, 6-8) lost to Wheaton, but the No. 3 tandem of Howes and Jump (9-8) was a winner over the Thunder. 

Carthage plays host to Wisconsin Lutheran College (4-4) on Sunday, April 14 in an 8:30 a.m. match at the East Side Tennis & Racquet Club in Kenosha, Wis.