Box Score

The Carthage College men's tennis team (3-4, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) lost to Wisconsin-Eau Claire (6-3), 5-4, on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Eau Claire YMCA in Eau Claire, Wis.

Pawel Jaworski (So., Deerfield, Ill./Lincolnshire-Stevenson, 5-4) fell to the Blugolds' Kyle Hoffmann at No. 1 singles, the latter winning 6-4, 7-6(2).  Alex Boomgarden (Jr., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area, 9-2) defeated Will Weyenberg at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1.  Jordan Verbauwhede (Jr., Whitelawe, Wis./Manitowoc-Lincoln, 7-5) was a winner at No. 2 singles, as was Chris Conley (Jr., Elm Grove, Wis./Brookfield Academy, 9-3) at No. 4 singles.  Nick Stephan (Sr., Long Grove, Ill./Lincolnshire-Stevenson, 6-4) lost at No. 5 singles, as did Alex Ferruzzi (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Salem-Westosha Central, 6-4) at No. 6 singles.
 
The No. 1 doubles tandem of Jaworski and Verbauwhede (6-3) defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 9-8(2). The duo of Boomgarden and Conley (5-2) lost at No. 2 doubles, as did the pair of Stephan and Ferruzzi (0-1) at No. 3 doubles.
  
Carthage travels to Madison, Wis., on Friday-Saturday, March 6-7 for a pair of matches at Cherokee Country Club.  The Red Men take on Luther College on Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m., followed by a 3:30 p.m. contest versus Grinnell College on Saturday, March 7.