PICTURED ABOVE: Lincoln Metz earned a 7-5, 6-4 win at number-four singles against Oglethorpe.

Orlando, Fla. - The Thunder men's tennis team (4-5) dropped a hard-fought matchup in a 5-4 loss to Oglethorpe University on Tuesday afternoon. Wheaton will continue its trip to Florida on Wednesday with a match against University of Rochester.

Wheaton and the Storm Petrels split the singles matches with three wins apiece. Freshman Dane Paulsen was a 6-1, 6-4 winner at number-two singles for the Thunder. Lincoln Metz picked up a 7-5, 6-4 victory at number-four singles and freshman Josh Cheng won a 6-0, 6-2 decision at number-six singles. Wheaton's lone victory in doubles competition was an 8-2 win for the number-one doubles team of Justin Ancona and Matt Steiner.

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OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY 5, WHEATON COLLEGE 4
Singles competition
1. C.J. Antonio (OUM) def. Ancona, Justin (WHEATON) 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
2. Paulsen, Dane (WHEATON) def. Judd Motz (OUM) 6-1, 6-4
3. Rhys Richardson (OUM) def. Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
4. Metz, Lincoln (WHEATON) def. Michael Santaloci (OUM) 7-5, 6-4
5. Briton Richardson (OUM) def. Wenzel, Karl (WHEATON) 6-0, 6-4
6. Cheng, Josh (WHEATON) def. Richard Johnson (OUM) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Ancona, Justin/Steiner, Matt (WHEATON) def. C.J. Antonio/Rhys Richardson (OUM) 8-2
2. Judd Motz/Briton Richardson (OUM) def. Paulsen, Dane/Metz, Lincoln (WHEATON) 9-8
3. Richard Johnson/Michael Allen (OUM) def. Wenzel, Karl/Cheng, Josh (WHEATON) 8-3