LISLE, Ill. — The #10 Carthage college men's tennis team fell 6-3 this Friday afternoon to #9 North Central College on the road. The Firebirds now sit at a 20-2 record on the year (4-1 conf.).

Doubles courts three and two fell to the Cardinals to open the match, before #11 duo Daniel Moore and Yanozie Amadike battled with North Central's #6 ranked doubles pair of Vilarroig and Gonzalez. The match would swing 8-6 to the home team to give the Cardinals a 3-0 advantage heading into singles.

Courts four and five fell to North Central to open singles, before Myles Krzewinski won court three 5-7, 2-6. Yanozie Amadike followed on court two with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-10 win. After court one fell to North Central's Vilarroig (#14 Singles Central Region), Nick Marino would close out 5-7, 2-6 on court six to finish the match 6-3 in favor of North Central.

The Firebirds take on conference opponent Elmhurst University next Tuesday, April 26th in Elmhurst, Ill.

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Results
Carthage: 3
North Central: 6

Doubles:

1. Vilarroig, Ramon/Gonzalez, Guillermo (NCCM) def. Yanozie Amadike/Daniel Moore (CAR) 8-6

2. Way, Colten/Hinch, Andy (NCCM) def. Andre Antreasian/Cooper Ferruzzi (CAR) 8-6

3. Red, Morgan/Suarez, Javier (NCCM) def. Myles Krzewinski/Tripp Schulte (CAR) 8-4

Singles:

1. Vilarroig, Ramon (NCCM) def. Daniel Moore (CAR) 7-6, 7-6

2. Yanozie Amadike (CAR) def. Suarez, Javier (NCCM) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7

3. Myles Krzewinski (CAR) def. Gonzalez, Guillermo (NCCM) 7-5, 6-2

4. Way, Colten (NCCM) def. Cooper Ferruzzi (CAR) 6-3, 6-1

5. Sengphommachanh, M (NCCM) def. Chris Mitev (CAR) 6-4, 6-1

6. Nick Marino (CAR) def. Red, Morgan (NCCM) 7-5, 6-2