No. 29 Carthage 7, Wheaton 0
RACINE – The Carthage men's tennis team hosted the Wheaton College Thunder at LifeSport Athletic Club on Saturday afternoon. It was a special day for the Firebirds, as the team celebrated Senior Day and recognized Luca Okino, Daniel Jaworski, Miles Whelan, Diego Alvarez, Francisco Silveira, Marco Czosnyka, and James Schweitzer.

 

In doubles play, Luca Okino and Victor Pimenta earned a 6-3 win over David Hill and Toby Schmidt in No. 2 doubles. In No. 3 doubles, Francisco Silveira and Ethan Foucheaux defeated Joshua Hartman and Ryder Ward with a final score of 6-2. Diego Silva and Finn Morris capped off the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win over Yong Seok Andrew Jang and Andrew Winters.

In singles play, Silveira extended the lead with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Corin Tang. Silva then bested Jang with a pair of 6-2 victories to give the Firebirds a 3-0 lead, before Okino secured the team win with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Schmidt in No. 6 singles. Morris earned a 6-4, 6-2 win over Winters in No. 3 singles, while Linus Bangert defeated Ward 6-4, 6-3 in No. 5 singles. Cyriac Cayuela closed out the match with a win in No. 4 singles, defeating Hill with a pair of 6-4 victories.


 
The Firebirds (19-3, 5-1 CCIW) return to action on Tuesday, April 21 as the squad heads to Waukesha, Wis. to take on Carroll University at 4 p.m. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.