WHEATON, Ill. – The Carthage College men's tennis team fell Thursday on the road as the Wheaton College Thunder defeated the Red Men, 8-1.
The 17th regionally ranked Red Men fall to 8-11 and 2-2 in the College Conference of Illinois, while the Central's #12 ranked Thunder move to 10-7 and 3-0 in the CCIW.
Wheaton opened with a sweep of the Red Men before
Herman Abban earned the lone win for Carthage on the afternoon, defeating Justin Ancona in a nationally ranked matchup in straight sets [7-6, 6-4].
Doubles competition
1. Ancona, Justin/Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. #12
Herman Abban/
Pawel Jaworski (CARTHAGE) 8-4
2. Yi, Jeremiah/Paulsen, Dane (WHEATON) def.
Lukasz Jaworski /
Oscar Irazoque (CARTHAGE) 8-4
3. Cheng, Josh/Bristol, Andrew (WHEATON) def.
Brandon Stassen /
Matt Curry (CARTHAGE) 9-7
Singles competition
1. #26
Herman Abban (CARTHAGE) def. #37 Ancona, Justin (WHEATON) 7-6, 6-4
2. Paulsen, Dane (WHEATON) def.
Pawel Jaworski (CARTHAGE) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 10-3
3. Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def.
Lukasz Jaworski (CARTHAGE) 6-1, 6-1
4. Yi, Jeremiah (WHEATON) def.
Oscar Irazoque (CARTHAGE) 6-1, 6-1
5. Cheng, Josh (WHEATON) def.
Fordy Leipold (CARTHAGE) 6-0, 6-0
6. Torok, Andrew (WHEATON) def.
Matt Curry (CARTHAGE) 6-1, 6-0
The Red Men will look to rebound next Thursday as Carthage visits Elmhurst College on April 20th at 3:00 p.m.
