Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder men's tennis team won its seventh consecutive match on Monday afternoon with a 9-0 victory against Aurora University (2-4) in non-conference action. Wheaton is now 10-5 overall and will return to action on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. in a conference match at Millikin.
Josh Ward,
Justin Ancona,
Matt Steiner,
Lincoln Metz,
Karl Wenzel and
Derek Mumaw won their respective singles matches on Monday. Ancona and Steiner paired to win at number-one doubles. Ward and Metz earned a win at number-two doubles, while
Andrew Trump teamed with
Brent Westergren for a victory at number-three doubles.
WHEATON9, AURORA 0Singles competition1. Ward, Josh (WHEATON) def. Hernandez, Ricky (AU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
2. Ancona, Justin (WHEATON) def. Koski, Brian (AU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. Lipka, Jake (AU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Metz, Lincoln (WHEATON) def. Butler, Matt (AU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Wenzel, Karl (WHEATON) def. Asavarachan, Tom (AU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) def. Wuthrich, Zachary (AU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition1. Ancona, Justin/Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. Hernandez, Ricky/Koski, Brian (AU) 8-4
2. Ward, Josh/Metz, Lincoln (WHEATON) def. Lipka, Jake/Butler, Matt (AU) 8-1
3. Trump, Andrew/Westergren, Brent (WHEATON) def. Asavarachan, Tom/Wuthrich, Zachary (AU) 8-0