PICTURED ABOVE: Anderson Park was a winner at No. 1 singles and teamed with Karl Wenzel for a victory at No. 2 doubles

Naperville, Ill. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team defeated North Central College, 5-0 on Friday afternoon in a CCIW Championship Semifinal. Wheaton will face Augustana on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the CCIW Championship Final.

Wheaton, the defending CCIW Champion, is making its 12th appearance in the championship match since 2004 when CCIW moved to the current tournament format. The Thunder won CCIW Championships in 2012 and 2017 in that time.

Wheaton's first win today against North Central was an 8-3 victory at No. 3 doubles by Josh Cheng and Andrew Bristol against Adam Winters and Tyler Haizel. The Thunder No. 1 doubles team of Jeremiah Yi and Dane Paulsen followed with an 8-3 victory against North Central's Victor Krueger and Tyler Bussell. Wheaton accomplished the sweep in doubles with an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles for Anderson Park and Karl Wenzel against Lucas Pindak and Alex Kohlmeier.

Anderson Park was a 6-3, 6-0 winner at No. 1 singles against Krueger to extend the Thunder lead to 4-0. Dane Paulsen gave Wheaton its fifth victory to secure the semifinal win. Paulsen defeated Adam Winters 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.

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 WHEATON 5, NORTH CENTRAL 0
Singles competition
1. Anderson Park (WHEATON) def. Victor Krueger (NCC) 6-3, 6-0
2. Dane Paulsen (WHEATON) def. Adam Winters (NCC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Tyler Bussell, (NCC) vs. Jeremiah Yi (WHEATON) 0-6, unfinished
4. Marco Salazar (NCC) vs. Karl Wenzel (WHEATON) 2-6, unfinished
5. Tyler Haizel (NCC) vs. Alexander Winters (WHEATON) 3-6, unfinished
6. Lucas Pindak (NCC) vs. Andrew Bristol (WHEATON) 3-6, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Dane Paulsen /Jeremiah Yi (WHEATON) def. Victor Krueger/Tyler Bussell (NCC) 8-3
2. Anderson Park/Karl Wenzel (WHEATON) def. Lucas Pindak/Alex Kohlmeier (NCC) 8-6
3. Josh Cheng/Andrew Bristol (WHEATON) def. Adam Winters/Tyler Haizel (NCC) 8-3

Match Notes
Wheaton (IL) 10-10
North Central 8-16
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,2)