HANOVER PARK, Ill. - Finding its groove at the perfect time, the Carthage College men's tennis team has now won for the fifth time in its last five dual matches. The team's only loss in its last nine dual matches came in a 5-4 defeat to North Central on the first day of April but, aside from that match, the Firebirds have asserted their dominance during this late-season stretch.
Carthage has only a single dual match remaining on its schedule ahead of the CCIW Men's Tennis Tournament at the end of the month, when the Firebirds host Augustana this Saturday, April 22 at noon.
- Final Score: Carthage 8, Wheaton (Ill.) 1
- Location: Centre Court Athletic Club - Hanover Park, Illinois
- Records: Carthage 14-5 (5-1 CCIW), Wheaton 11-8 (4-3 CCIW)
Singles Competition
- Yanozie Amadike (CAR) def. Booker, Jack (WHE) 6-4, 6-4
- Francisco Silveira (CAR) def. Steiner, Tim (WHE) 7-6(5), 6-2
- Myles Krzewinski (CAR) def. Williams, Jacob (WHE) 6-4, 6-1
- Cooper Ferruzzi (CAR) def. Wenzel, Jack (WHE) 7-5, 6-3
- Joey Geisz (WHE) def. Luca Okino (CAR) 6-4, 6-1
- Marco Czosnyka (CAR) def. Shelton, Graham (WHE) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Competition
- Amadike/Krzewinski (CAR) def. Booker/Ching (WHE) 8-6
- Ferruzzi/Silveira (CAR) def. Williams/Geisz (WHE) 8-4
- Friese/Czosnyka (CAR) def. Steiner/Wenzel (WHE) 8-6
- Looking to win for the sixth time in its last six matches, men's tennis hosts Augustana on Saturday, April 22 at noon. The dual match will be the last for Carthage ahead of the CCIW Men's Tennis Tournament later this month.
