Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder men's tennis team had its eight-match winning streak stopped on Thursday afternoon in a 5-4 loss to Carthage. In a battle for top honors in the CCIW, Carthage improved to 17-6 overall and 6-0 in conference play. Wheaton fell to 12-6 overall and 4-1 in CCIW action.

In a tightly contested doubles contest, Carthage claimed victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles with Matt Steiner and Justin Ancona earning an 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles. Josh Ward earned a 7-6, 6-0 victory over Pawel Jaworski at No. 1 singles. Ancona claimed a three-set victory at No. 2 singles. Lincoln Metz won a three-set victory at No. 4 singles.

CARTHAGE 5, WHEATON 4
Singles Competition
Josh Ward (WHEATON) def. Pawel Jaworski (CARTHAGE) 7-6, 6-0
Justin Ancona (WHEATON) def. Alex Boomgarden (CARTHAGE) 6-7, 7-6, 10-5
Ryan Jump (CARTHAGE) def. Matt Steiner (WHEATON) 7-6, 7-6
Lincoln Metz (WHEATON) def. Jordan Verbauwhede (CARTHAGE) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Chris Conley (CARTHAGE) def. Karl Wenzel (WHEATON) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Feruzzi (CARTHAGE) def. Derek Mumaw (WHEATON) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Competition
Pawel Jaworski/Jordan Verbauwhede (CARTHAGE) def. Josh Ward/Karl Wenzel (WHEATON) 9-7
Matt Steiner/Justin Ancona (WHEATON) def. Chris Conley/Alex Boomgarden (CARTHAGE) 8-6
Ryan Jump/Alex Feruzzi (CARTHAGE) def. Brent Westergren/Derek Mumaw (WHEATON) 8-6