Box Score

The Carthage College men's tennis team (18-7, 3-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) defeated CCIW-opponent Illinois Wesleyan University (5-9, 0-4 CCIW, 8-1, on Thursday, April 26 at the Smeds Tennis Center in Kenosha, Wis. 

Carthage Jeff Lotz Jr. (Jr., Racine, Wis., 24-10), ranked 15th in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, defeated Illinois Wesleyan's Brian Piotrowski, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 1 singles.  Daneric Hazelman (Sr., Lautoka, Fiji Islands, 27-6) defeated the Titans' Brian Sorich, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 2 singles.  Matt Whiteside (Sr., Sacramento, Calif./Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep, 22-5) was a winner at No. 3 singles, as was Alex McLean (Sr., Belleville, Ill./West,11-20) at No. 4 singles, Nick Boomgarden (Sr., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area, 16-18) at No. 5 singles and Brian Howes (Jr., Bartlett, Ill., 12-17) at No. 6 singles. 

The Red Men's No. 1 doubles team of Lotz and Hazelman (30-3), ranked fourth in the region, lost to Illinois Wesleyan's Piotrowski and Brian Sorich by  a9-7 margin.  Carthage's No. 2 doubles team of Whiteside and Boomgarden (20-8) was a winner over the Titans, as was the Red Men's No. 3 team of McLean and Conor Moon (Fr., Sussex, Wis./Woodstock, Ill.-Marian Central Catholic, 10-17). 

On Friday, April 27, the Red Men close out their regular-season schedule by traveling to Naperville, Ill., to play conference-opponent North Central College (3-12, 0-3 CCIW) in a 3:30 p.m. contest.