Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team earned its first conference victory of the season over Elmhurst College 8-1 on Tuesday.

The Thunder improved to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in the CCIW. The Bluejays fell to 3-5 overall and 0-1 in conference.

Wheaton won all three doubles and five of the six singles in straight sets. Taylor Johnson, Colin Johnson, Corey Chan and David Stephens each won both their singles and doubles matches. Colin Johnson and Jordan Williams remained undefeated in doubles at 7-0 on the year.

The Thunder return to action against University of Chicago with a 4:00 PM home match on Wednesday.


Wheaton 8, Elmhurst 1

Singles competition

1. Johnson, Taylor (WHEATON) def. Douglass, Dave (ELMHURST) 6-3, 6-1

2. Devaney, David (ELMHURST) def. Williams, Jordan (WHEATON) 6-3, 6-2

3. Chan, Corey (WHEATON) def. Leventis, Dean (ELMHURST) 6-0, 6-4

4. Stephens, David (WHEATON) def. Guenther, Justin (ELMHURST) 6-0, 6-1

5. Parrish, Joel (WHEATON) def. White, Jim (ELMHURST) 6-2, 6-0

6. Johnson, Colin (WHEATON) def. Moss, Eric (ELMHURST) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Johnson, Taylor/Chan, Corey (WHEATON) def. Douglass, Dave/Devaney, David (ELMHURST) 8-4

2. Stephens, David/Graham, Kevin (WHEATON) def. Leventis, Dean/Moss, Eric (ELMHURST) 8-3

3. Johnson, Colin/Williams, Jordan (WHEATON) def. Guenther, Justin/White, Jim (ELMHURST) 8-1