Kenosha, Wis. - The Thunder men's tennis team opened its participation in the 2015 CCIW Tournament with a 5-0 shutout of Millikin on Thursday afternoon. Wheaton swept doubles action before victories at No. 2 and No. 4 singles to clinch the victory. Wheaton improved to 14-6 on the season and the second-seeded Thunder will face #3-seed Augustana at 11 AM on Friday.
Wheaton 5, Millikin 0Singles competition1. Ward, Josh (WHEATON) vs. Sacks, Connor (MILLIKIN) 5-1, unfinished
2. Ancona, Justin (WHEATON) def. Fulton, Emerick (MILLIKIN) 6-0, 6-0
3. Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) vs. Klumpe, Noah (MILLIKIN) 3-0, unfinished
4. Metz, Lincoln (WHEATON) def. Page, Jimmy (MILLIKIN) 6-1, 6-0
5. Wenzel, Karl (WHEATON) vs. Pierantoni, Dane (MILLIKIN) 4-1, unfinished
6. Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) vs. Santamaria, JC (MILLIKIN) 6-0, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition1. Ward, Josh/Wenzel, Karl (WHEATON) def. Sacks, Connor/Klumpe, Noah (MILLIKIN) 8-5
2. Ancona, Justin/Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. Fulton, Emerick/Page, Jimmy (MILLIKIN) 8-1
3. Westergren, Brent/Mumaw, Derek (WHEATON) def. Santamaria, JC/Pierantoni, Dane (MILLIKIN) 8-2