PICTURED ABOVE: Matt Steiner earned wins at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles.

Lake Bluff, Ill. - The Wheaton men's tennis team returned to action on Saturday night for its first match since March 9 at the conclusion of its Spring Break trip to Florida. The Thunder defeated Lake Forest College 8-1 at Racquet Club of Lake Bluff. Wheaton improves to 6-5 on the season and Lake Forest is now 7-8 on the year.

Wheaton's Justin Ancona, ranked 37th in Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), was a victor at No. 1 singles. Ancona defeated Lake Forest's Dan Pivonka 6-1, 6-0. Dane Paulsen defeated Lake Forest's Trevor Allen 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Matt Steiner earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Nick Zazove at No. 3 singles and Jeremiah Yi picked up a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 4 singles against Ellis Lora-Arceo. Wheaton's Andrew Torok earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles against Nick Rehm.

Ancona and Steiner teamed for an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles against Pivonka and Zazove. Paulsen and Yi picked up an 8-5 victory at No. 2 doubles against Allen and Lora-Arceo. Josh Cheng and Andrew Bristol earned an 8-6 victory at No. 3 doubles against LFC's Rehm and Dragan Trivanovic.

The Thunder will return to action on March 31 with a regional matchup at UW-Eau Claire.

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WHEATON COLLEGE 8, LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 1 

Singles competition
1. Justin Ancona  (WHEATON) def. Dan Pivonka (LFC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Dane Paulsen (WHEATON) def. Trevor Allen (LFC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Matt Steiner (WHEATON) def. Nick Zazove (LFC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Jeremiah Yi (WHEATON) def. Ellis Lora-Arceo (LFC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Dragan Trivanovic (LFC) def. Josh Cheng (WHEATON) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
6. Andrew Torok (WHEATON) def. Nick Rehm (LFC) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Justin Ancona/Matt Steiner (WHEATON) def. Dan Pivonka/Nick Zazove (LFC) 8-3
2. Dane Paulsen/Jeremiah Yi (WHEATON) def. Trevor Allen/Ellis Lora-Arceo (LFC) 8-5
3. Josh Cheng/Andrew Bristol (WHEATON) def. Dragan Trivanovic/Nick Rehm (LFC) 8-6

Match Notes
Wheaton College 6-5; Regional ranking #17
Lake Forest College 7-8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,3,1,2,6,5)