BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Illinois Wesleyan men's tennis team lost its 2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opener, falling by a 5-4 decision to Elmhurst College on Saturday, March 2 at Bloomington's Evergreen Racquet Club.

Illinois Wesleyan slipped to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the CCIW while the Bluejays are now 3-4 this season and 1-0 in the CCIW.

Elmhurst 5, Illinois Wesleyan 4
 Singles competition
1. Demetrios Triantafel (IWUM) def. Demoll, David (ELMHURST) 6-3, 6-1
2. Sabaricos, Shawn (ELMHURST) def. Ryan Yoo (IWUM) 7-5, 6-4
3. Justin Piotrowski (IWUM) def. O'Connell, Grant (ELMHURST) 6-4, 6-4
4. Maharry, Lance (ELMHURST) def. Tim Hughes (IWUM) 6-1, 6-4
5. Wallace, Chris (ELMHURST) def. Michael Behrensmeyer (IWUM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Cole Hundman (IWUM) def. Imperial, Tavious (ELMHURST) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6

 Doubles competition
1. Triantafel,Demetrios/Yoo, Ryan (IWUM) def. Sabaricos, Shawn/Demoll, David (ELMHURST) 8-7
2. O'Connell, Grant/Maharry, Lance (ELMHURST) def. Piotrowski, Justin/Hughes, Tim (IWUM) 8-1
3. Imperial, Tavious/Wallace, Chris (ELMHURST) def. Behrensmeyer, M./Hundman, Cole (IWUM) 8-4

What's Next?
The previously scheduled matches in Franklin, Ind., on Sunday (March 3) against Franklin College and Indiana U.-Southeast have been cancelled. The next IWU action will be against CCIW foe Millikin University at 2 p.m., on Saturday, March 23 at IWU's Beadles-Morse Courts.