PICTURED ABOVE: Derek Mumaw earned wins at number-six singles and number-three doubles on Thursday in Bloomington.

Bloomington, Ill. - The Wheaton men's tennis team earned its fourth consecutive victory on Thursday with an 8-1 conference win at Illinois Wesleyan (4-8/0-3 CCIW). Head coach Brad Pihl's team has now won 12 of its last 13 matches as the squad now has a record of 14-2 overall and is 2-0 in conference play. The Thunder will return to action on April 15 at North Central College.

The Thunder swept through the singles matches on Thursday as All-American Ryan Kreis earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory at number-one singles and freshman Justin Ancona was a 6-3, 6-1 winner at number-two singles. Josh Ward won a 6-1, 6-3 decision at number-three singles and Matt Steiner picked up a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 win at number-four singles. David Buursma won a 6-0, 6-2 decision at number-five singles and Derek Mumaw was a 6-2, 6-1 winner at number-six singles. 

Steiner and Ancona teamed up to win an 8-4 decision at number-two doubles. The tandem of Buursma and Mumaw earned an 8-0 victory at number-three doubles,

Wheaton College 8, Illinois Wesleyan University 1
 Singles competition 
1. Kreis, Ryan (WHEATON) def. Alex, George (IWU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Ancona, Justin (WHEATON) def. van Dooren, Martijn (IWU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Ward, Josh (WHEATON) def. Guenther, Aaron (IWU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. Piotrowski, Kevin (IWU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
5. Buursma, David (WHEATON) def. Crim, Calen (IWU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) def. Rufino, Genyl (IWU) 6-2, 6-1

 Doubles competition 
1. Alex, George/van Dooren, Martijn (IWU) def. Kreis, Ryan/Ward, Josh (WHEATON) 8-6
2. Ancona, Justin/Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. Guenther, Aaron/Crim, Calen (IWU) 8-4
3. Buursma, David/Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) def. Rufino, Genyl/Hyland, Kyle (IWU) 8-0