PICTURED ABOVE: Joel Parrish.

Wheaton, Ill. - A clean sweep of the three doubles points put the Wheaton College men's tennis team ahead early en route to a 6-3 victory over Grinnell College on Friday.

The Thunder improve to 7-5 overall while the Pioneers fall to 14-5 on the year.

Wheaton's doubles teams of Taylor Johnson/Josh Ward, Miles Greenwald/Jordan Williams and Joel Parrish/David Buursma got the ball rolling early by taking the doubles matches by scores of 8-3. 8-4 and 8-6.

Parrish and Buursma both picked up straight-set wins at No. 4 and 5 singles as well. Johnson rallied back from a set down to win his singles match in three.

The Thunder will host Calvin College at 10 AM on Saturday.


Wheaton 6, Grinnell College 3
Singles
1. Taylor Johnson (WHEATON) def. Elliott Czarnecki (GCM) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Eric Ritter (GCM) def. Josh Ward (WHEATON) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Daniel Nellis (GCM) def. Jordan Williams (WHEATON) 6-4, 6-2
4. Joel Parrish (WHEATON) def. Ishan Bhadkamkar (GCM) 6-4, 6-1
5. David Buursma (WHEATON) def. Benjamin Charney (GCM) 6-4, 7-5
6. Conor Cunningham (GCM) def. Miles Greenwald (WHEATON) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. Johnson/Ward (WHEATON) def. Elliott Czarnecki/Michael Cole (GCM) 8-3
2. Greenwald/Williams (WHEATON) def. Ishan Bhadkamkar/Benjamin Charney (GCM) 8-4
3. Parrish/Buursma (WHEATON) def. Colin Johnson/Aaron Lapkin (GCM) 8-6