Cedar Rapids, Iowa- The Wheaton men's tennis team fell 7-2 on Friday night against the Coe College Kohawks. Wheaton, ranked #14 in regionally fell to 10-2 on the season while the Kohawks, ranked seventh in the region, improved to 16-4 on the season. Wheaton's victories came from Josh Ward at No. 3 singles with a tight three-set victory 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 over Coe's Ryan Hickman. Ward also teamed with Ryan Kreis for an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles. Wheaton will continue its spring schedule on April 4 with a match at Aurora University.


COE 7, WHEATON 2
Singles Competition

1. Noah Sprinkel (COEM) def. Kreis, Ryan (WHEATON) 6-0, 7-5

2. Riley Galbraith (COEM) def. Ancona, Justin (WHEATON) 6-1, 7-6

3. Ward, Josh (WHEATON) def. Ryan Hickman (COEM) 6-2, 6-7, 7-6

4. Sean Stokstad (COEM) def. Buursma, David (WHEATON) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4

5. Alex Bernt (COEM) def. Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) 6-0, 6-2

6. Michael Janssen (COEM) def. Trump, Andrew (WHEATON) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles Competition

1.Ward, Josh/Kreis, Ryan (WHEATON) def. #25 Noah Sprinkel/Riley Galbraith (COEM) 8-3

2. Ryan Hickman/Michael Janssen (COEM) def. Ancona, Justin/Buursma, David (WHEATON) 8-5

3. Sean Stokstad/Zack Decker (COEM) def. Trump, Andrew/Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) 8-3