RACINE, Wis. – The Carthage College men's tennis team was forced back inside on Friday due to weather but it didn't slow the Red Men down as they dominated Illinois Wesleyan University, 8-1.
 
With the win, the Red Men move to within two matches of .500 on the year at 7-9 and improve to 2-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, while the Titans fall to 2-10 and 0-5 in the CCIW.

Carthage opened with a dominant 3-0 performance before taking five-of-six in singles with perfect 2-0 days from Herman Abban, Daniel Moore, John Nykyforuk and Matt Krzewinski.

Doubles competition
1. Herman Abban/Daniel Moore (CARTHAGE) def. Meyer, Kurt/Yoo, Ryan (IWUM) 8-6
2. Lukasz Jaworski/Fordy Leipold (CARTHAGE) def. Piotrowski, Justin/Mikaili, Dylan (IWUM) 8-4
3. John Nykyforuk/Matt Krzewinski (CARTHAGE) def. Kase, Jimmy/Hughes, Tim (IWUM) 8-3
 
Singles competition
1. Herman Abban (CARTHAGE) def. Meyer, Kurt (IWUM) 6-1, 6-1
2. Daniel Moore (CARTHAGE) def. Piotrowski, Justin (IWUM) 6-1, 6-0
3. Yoo, Ryan (IWUM) def. Lukasz Jaworski (CARTHAGE) 6-4, 6-4
4. John Nykyforuk (CARTHAGE) def. Hughes, Tim (IWUM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Matt Krzewinski (CARTHAGE) def. Mikaili, Dylan (IWUM) 7-5, 6-0
6. Oscar Irazoque (CARTHAGE) def. Kase, Jimmy (IWUM) 6-2, 6-2

The Red Men will stay indoors on Saturday for another CCIW match, when Carthage will host Millikin University at Eastside Tennis and Fitness club in Kenosha.