KENOSHA, WIS.—The Carthage College men's tennis team will continue their eight-game home match stand to open 2019 with a pair of bouts against Carleton College (9:00 a.m.) and Lawrence University (3:00 p.m.) on Saturday, February 9 at the Life Sport Athletic Club in Racine. The Red Men will get their first taste of regionally-ranked flavor of the spring as Carleton comes in at #8 on the January 17 ITA Division III Men's Central Region Ranking.
 
"Tomorrow's matches are going to be tough because Carleton is very good and talented as they're ranked in the region, but it will be a fun test to see where we're at," said Red Men head tennis coach Brady Lindsley. "Lawrence is a nice young team that's on the rise. We're going to have to play well in both matches in order to compete."
 
ABOUT CARLETON COLLEGE (3-1)
 
The Knights' 4-0 record include victories over St. Mary's University (Minn.) (9-0), UW-La Crosse (9-0) and Concordia Moorhead (7-2). Their lone blemish is an 8-1 loss to NCAA Division I University of North Dakota on January 27. 

Leo Vithoontien and William Walsh, who've each seen time in #1 singles, collectively own a 12-4 record. Leading the Knights in doubles is the Aaron Goodman and Xander Zuczek tandem, who sport a 6-2 record.
 
Stephen Zweifel is in his 23^rd season as Carleton head men's tennis coach. The Red Men are 2-5 all-time against the Knights.

ABOUT LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (1-0)
 
The Vikings opened their 2019 season with a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee School of Engineering on February 3. Connor Maloney, Aidan Delgado, Cade Francour and Evan Oriel each picked up victories for Lawrence in 1, 2, 3 and 4 singles over MSOE. The Connor Maloney/Cade Francour and Aidan Delgado/Evan Oriel duos each picked up wins in 1 and 2 doubles in Lawrence's win over MSOE.
 
Steve Francour is in his sixth season as Lawrence head men's tennis coach. The Red Men are 8-0 all-time against Lawrence.