Box Score

The Carthage College men's tennis team (9-5, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) edged Colby College (5-3), 5-4, on Wednesday, March 25 at Sanlando Park in Orlando, Florida.

Pawel Jaworski (So., Deerfield, Ill./Lincolnshire-Stevenson, 8-8) fell to the Mule's Carl Reid, the latter winning 6-1, 6-1. Alex Boomgarden (Jr., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area, 14-4) lost his match at No.2 singles, however, Jordan Verbauwhede (Jr., Whitelawe, Wis./Manitowoc-Lincoln, 13-6) was a winner at No. 3 singles, defeating Colby's Jeremy Mendoza, 6-4, 7-6(2). Ryan Jump (Jr., Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein, 12-3) was a winner at No. 4 singles, as was Chris Conley (Jr., Elm Grove, Wis./Brookfield Academy, 15-5) at No. 5 singles. Alex Ferruzzi (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Salem-Westosha Central, 9-7) fell at No. 6 singles, losing 6-4, 6-3 to the Mule's Douglas Mo.
 
The No. 1 doubles team of Jaworski and Verbauwhede (11-5) fell to Colby's duo of Reid and Cameron Hiller, the latter winning 8-2. Boomgarden and Conley (10-4) were winners at No. 2 doubles, as were the team of Jump and Ferruzzi (4-3) at No. 3 doubles.
 
The Red Men take on Colorado Mesa University and Hamline University on Thursday, March 26. The match against Colorado Mesa will start at 10:30 a.m. at Sanlando Park. First serve for the match against Hamline is slated for 6 p.m. at Lake Cane Park in Orlando, Florida.