DECATUR, Ill. - The Carthage Firebirds men's tennis team has played tremendous tennis over the last week, extending its conference win streak to three after taking down the Big Blue on the road this evening. Carthage's players have now won 26 of their last 27 matches, with Carthage sweeping Carroll (Wis.) and Elmhurst before dispatching Millikin 8-1.
Senior
Yanozie Amadike now sits just two wins away (singles and doubles combined) from 100 career victories, and can reach the prestigious mark tomorrow against Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington. Amadike's coach,
Brady Lindsley, can win his 800th career dual match as Carthage's head men's and women's tennis coach if the Firebirds can defeat Illinois Wesleyan and push their win streak to four.
Five Firebirds currently own win streaks of four or more in singles, including
Francisco Silveira (five),
Marco Czosnyka (six),
Hayden Friese (four),
Miles Whelan (four), and
Myles Krzewinski (six).
- Final Score: Carthage 8, Millikin 1
- Location: Fairview Park Tennis Complex - Decatur, Illinois
- Records: Carthage 12-5 (3-1 CCIW), Millikin 12-5 (2-2 CCIW)
Singles Competition
- Yanozie Amadike (CAR) def. Hasting Bjorkman (MIL) 6-4, 6-4
- Francisco Silveira (CAR) def. Clayton Maack (MIL) 6-2, 6-2
- Myles Krzewinski (CAR) def. Martin Cardestig (MIL) 7-6(6), 7-5
- Cooper Ferruzzi (CAR) def. Theodor Wolf (MIL) 6-1, 6-1
- Luca Okino (CAR) def. Cole Phillips (MIL) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
- Marco Czosnyka (CAR) def. Cory Erickson (MIL) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Competition
- Bjorkman/Cardestig (MIL) def. Amadike/Krzewinski (CAR) 8-5
- Silveira/Ferruzzi (CAR) def. Maack/Wolf (MIL) 8-7(9)
- Czosnyka/Jaworski (CAR) def. Phillips/Broach (MIL) 8-4
Order of Finish
Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,4,5,1,6,2)
- The Firebirds have no time to rest, taking on Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois tomorrow beginning at 10:00 p.m.
