RACINE, WIS.—The Carthage College men's tennis squad hosted Carleton College and Lawrence University at the Life Sport Athletic Club in Racine, Wisconsin on Saturday. The Knights, who are ranked #8 on the latest ITA Division III Men's Central Region Ranking, were too much for the Red Men as they cruised to an 8-1 victory. Carthage flipped the script with an 8-1 victory over Lawrence later in the day.
 
The split gives Carthage a 4-1 overall record while Carleton improves to 4-1 and Lawrence drops to 1-2 in 2019.
 
Red Men 1, Carleton 8 (Box Score)
 
The Red Men began the day in a 2-1 hole after doubles play. The John Nykyforuk/Fordy Leipold tandem converted an 8-4 victory over Johnny Recihman/Jonas Lindholm-Uzzi in the #3 slot. It was the only victory Carthage converted as the Knights registered a 6-0 sweep in singles play en route to an 8-1 victory over the Red Men.
 
The Knights entered their bout with Carthage ranked #37 in NCAA Division III. 
 
Red Men 8, Lawrence University 1 (Box Score)
 
Carthage opened competition with a 3-0 sweep in doubles, anchored by Daniel Moore/Andre Antreassian's 8-4 drubbing of Connor Maloney/Cade Francour in #1. The Tripp Schulte/Matt Krzewinski duo went a step above that in #2 doubles with an 8-1 victory over Aidan Delgado/Evan Oriel. John Nykyforuk/Fordy Leipold finished the deal with an 8-5 win over Matt Chan/Andrea Arviella in the #3 doubles flight.
 
The Red Men capitalized in the first five singles slots. Daniel Moore took care of Connor Maloney 6-1, 2-0 in #1 singles, and John Nykyforuk followed that with a 6-2, 6-4 drubbing of Aidan Delgado in #2 singles. Tripp Schulte converted a 6-7, 6-2, 10-1 victory over Cade Francour in #3 singles. Andre Antreassian was victorious in #4 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 blasting of Evan Oriel while Matt Krzewinski finished the deal in #5 singles with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Matt Chan.
 
Carthage will return to action Friday, February 15 against Edgewood College at the Life Sport Athletic Club in Racine, Wisconsin. Start time is set for 10:00 a.m.