KENOSHA, Wis. - The Carthage College men's tennis won its sixth conference match in a row last night with a 5-4 victory over the visiting Augustana College Vikings, setting itself up well for the looming 2023 CCIW Men's Tennis Championship. Carthage has won nine of its last ten dual matches, and now has a few days off before having to travel down to Wheaton for the conference championships. 

This is the second-consecutive season in which the program has won six conference matches, as the team also did so in the midst of its 24-3 campaign in 2021-2022. 



 

• Final Score: Carthage 5, Augustana (Ill.) 4
• Location: LifeSport Athletic Club - Kenosha, Wisconsin 
• Records: Carthage 15-5 (6-1 CCIW), Augustana 10-6 (3-3 CCIW)

Singles Competition 

1. Arthur Hermange (AUG) def. Yanozie Amadike 6-3, 1-0 (Ret.)
2. Francisco Silveira (CAR) def. Deepak Vayara (AUG) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. Myles Krzewinski (CAR) def. Quentin Essayie (AUG) 6-3, 6-3
4. Cooper Ferruzzi (CAR) def. Gabriel Luna (AUG) 7-6(2), 6-3
5. Tim Phillip (AUG) def. Luca Okino (CAR) 6-2, 6-4
6. Marco Czosnyka (CAR) def. Nicolas Navarro (AUG) 7-5, 7-6(5)

Doubles Competition

1. Hermange/Luna (AUG) def. Amadike/Krzewinski (CAR) 8-3
2. Silveira/Ferruzzi (CAR) def. Essayie/Navarro (AUG) 8-7(3)
3. Hessel Fontenelle/Philip (AUG) def. Czosnyka/Friese (CAR) 8-6

 

• The Firebirds have won nine out of their last 10 matches (including six-straight conference matches), and will put that momentum to the test starting on Thursday, April 27 for the 2023 CCIW Men's Tennis Championship. The Championship will run through Saturday, April 29 and will be hosted by Wheaton College.