NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan men's tennis team collected its first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin win of the season, downing North Central by a 6-3 score in Naperville, Ill., on Wednesday (May 1).

♦ The Titans' season record improved to 6-11 and they are now 1-4 in league play while the Cardinals slipped to 3-14 overall and 0-5 in the conference.

Illinois Wesleyan 6, North Central 3

Singles competition
1. Brian Sorich (IWU) def. Ciccone, Adam (NCC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Nick Kenaga (IWU) def. Saini, Rustam (NCC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Aaron Guenther (IWU) def. Rodig, Josh (NCC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Sass, Mason (NCC) def. Kevin Piotrowski (IWU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Adamson, Jesse (NCC) def. Ashwin Radhakrishnan (IWU), by default
6. Genyl Rufino (IWU) def. Stiffler, Kyle (NCC) 6-4, 3-6, 11-9

Doubles competition
1. Guenther/Kenaga (IWU) def. Ciccone, Adam/Kaszynski, Travis (NCC) 8-0
2. Piotrowski/Sorich (IWU) def. Saini, Rustam/Rodig, Josh (NCC) 8-4
3. Sass, Mason/Adamson, Jesse (NCC) def. Radhakrishnan/Rufino (IWU) 8-3

What's Next?
The No. 5-seed Titans will take on No. 4-seed Carthage at 11 a.m. Friday (May 3) in the opening round of the CCIW Men's Tennis Championships, either outdoors at IWU's Beadles-Morse Courts or inside at Bloomington's Evergreen Racquet Club. Go here for the complete CCIW tennis championship web site. The tournament continues all day Friday and Saturday.