PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Jordan Williams was a winner at number-three singles and number-one doubles.
Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder men's tennis team picked up its sixth consecutive victory on Wednesday afternoon with a 7-2 win against Lake Forest College at home. Wheaton is now 12-5 on the season, while Lake Forest falls to 7-9.
Taylor Johnson,
Jordan Williams,
Joel Parrish,
David Buursma and
Miles Greenwald each won their singles matches. Williams and
Josh Ward earned a win a number-one doubles and the tandem of Parrish and Burrsman won their match at number-three doubles.
Today's match was the start of a busy week for the Thunder who will travel to Naperville on Thursday for a conference match against North Central. Wheaton will round out the week with matches against Ripon and Loras, at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa on Saturday.
WHEATON 7, LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 2
Singles competition
1. Johnson, Taylor (WHEATON) def. Ryan Kreis (LFC) 6-4, 6-1
2. John Adams (LFC) def. Ward, Josh (WHEATON) 6-4, 6-2
3. Williams, Jordan (WHEATON) def. Elliot Muth (LFC) 7-6, 6-3
4. Parrish, Joel (WHEATON) def. Anthony Warren (LFC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Buursma, David (WHEATON) def. AnthonyMykhaylovskyy (LFC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Greenwald, Miles (WHEATON) def. Kevin Lasky (LFC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Ward, Joshua/Williams, Jordan (WHEATON) def. Ryan Kreis/Anthony Warren (LFC) 8-4
2. John Adams/Elliot Muth (LFC) def. Greenwald, Miles/Johnson, Taylor (WHEATON) 8-4
3. Parrish, Joel/Buursma, David (WHEATON) def. Kevin Lasky/Tommy White (LFC) 8-4