Box Score

The Carthage College men's tennis team (9-3, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire (5-5), 6-3, on Saturday, March 8 at the Racine Racquet & Fitness Club in Racine, Wis.
 
Carthage's Alex Boomgarden (So., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area, 12-7) defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Ryan Vande Linde at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6.  Ryan Jump (So., Mundelein, Ill., 12-5) won over the Blugolds' Joe Meier at No. 2 singles, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.  Pawel Jaworski (Fr., Deerfield, Ill., 11-5) was a winner at  No. 3 singles, as was Chris Conley (So., Elm Grove, Wis./Brookfield Academy, 9-7) at No. 4 singles and Tony O'Connell (So., Roswell, N.M./Natabua, 13-4) at No. 5 singles.  Alex Ferruzzi (So., Kenosha, Wis./Salem-Westosha Central, 9-6) lost at No. 6 singles.
 
Carthage's No. 1 doubles team of Pawel Jaworski and Chris Conley (2-1) lost to Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Ryan Vande Linde and Joe Meier, 8-4.  The Red Men's No. 2 team of Alex Boomgarden and Ryan Jump (1-1) won over the Blugolds, but the No. 3 tandem of Tony O'Connell and Conor Moon (5-5) lost.
 
Carthage opens its CCIW-schedule on Friday, March 14 by playing Elmhurst College in a 6 p.m. match at the Racine Racquet & Fitness Club in Racine, Wis.