KENOSHA, WIS.—The Carthage College men's tennis team concluded an eight-match home stand on Sunday with bouts against Lake Forest College and Illinois Institute of Technology at the Life Sport Athletic Club in Kenosha. The Red Men cruised to a 9-0 sweep over the Foresters before they suffered their second loss of the season in a 6-3 heartbreaker against IIT.
 
The split sends the Red Men's record to 7-2.
 
Red Men 9, Lake Forest 0 (Box Score)
 
The Red Men picked up a trio of doubles victories, led by the #1 tandem of Daniel Moore/Andre Antreassian's 8-5 decision over Matt Kacyn/Brant Christensen. The #3 duo of Fordy Leipold/John Nykyforuk won by an 8-1 margin over Carson Chen/Matthew Pawlowski. The #2 slot of Tripp Schulte/Matt Krzewinski converted an 8-3 decision over Joe Bove/Aidan Burke to give Carthage a 3-0 cushion heading into singles.
 
John Nykyforuk picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win over Aidan Burke in #2 singles while Andre Antreassian won by that same score in the #3 slot over Joe Bove. Daniel Moore was victorious 6-3, 6-2 over Matt Kacyn in #1 singles, while Matt Krzewinski was nearly perfect in the #4 hole with a 6-0, 6-2 decision over Brant Christensen. Kevin Dunn beat Matthew Pawlowski 6-4, 6-0 in #5 singles while Austin Sternbach completed the sweep with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Carson Chen in #6 singles.
 
IIT 6, Red Men 3 (Box Score)
 
The Red Men had to rely on their singles matches to dig them out of a hole as they failed to convert a victory in doubles. Daniel Moore kicked things off with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Pol Santiago in #1 singles. Andre Antreassian defeated David Housman 6-4, 6-3 in #4 singles while Matt Krzewinski was the last match to finish as he ran away with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Adam Laitinen in the #5 slot. It proved to be too late for the Red Men as IIT clinched a 6-3 victory.
 
Carthage will return to action on Monday, March 4 in Orlando, Florida against Otterbein University at 9:00 a.m. (ET).