Moline, Ill. - The Thunder men's tennis team played its final match of the regular season on Saturday with a tough 5-4 loss to Augustana at the Quad City Tennis Club. Wheaton is 7-10 overall and 2-3 in CCIW play.

Each team won three singles matches as Thunder sophomore Taylor Johnson won 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 at number-one singles. Freshman Stephan Rauh was a 7-5, 6-2 victor at number-two singles and sophomore Miles Greenwald won 7-6, 6-1 at number-six singles. Augustana's wins at number-two and number-three doubles proved to be critical in earning the 5-4 win.

Wheaton will compete in the 2011 CCIW Men's Tennis Championship next weekend at Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Illinois.

AUGUSTANA 5, WHEATON 4

Singles competition

1. Johnson, Taylor (WHEATON) def. DeSimone, Adam (AUGIE) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

2. Rauh, Stephan (WHEATON) def. Doyle, Kyle (AUGIE) 7-5, 6-2

3. Lehnert, Nik (AUGIE) def. Parrish, Joel (WHEATON) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2

4. Wall, Andy (AUGIE) def. Buursma, David (WHEATON) 6-3, 6-2

5. Cullen, Jack (AUGIE) def. Chan, Corey (WHEATON) 7-5, 6-2

6. Greenwald, Miles (WHEATON) def. Arnold, Colin (AUGIE) 7-6, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Chan, Corey/Greenwald, Miles (WHEATON) def. DeSimone, Adam/Wall, Andy (AUGIE) 8-6

2. Doyle, Kyle/Lehnert, Nik (AUGIE) def. Johnson, Taylor/Buursma, David (WHEATON) 8-6

3. Cullen, Jack/Arnold, Colin (AUGIE) def. Rauh, Stephan/Parrish, Joel (WHEATON) 8-3