Box Score BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- The Illinois Wesleyan University men's tennis team claimed a 7-2 victory against Olivet Nazarene University in its home opener Saturday, Sept. 28 at Beadles-Morse Courts. It marked the third straight dual win for the Titans, who are now 3-0 on the season.
Freshman
Carter Burk (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal U High) remains undefeated at No. 3 singles following a 6-0, 6-0 win over ONU's Rikcy Nyugen. Burk, alongside sophomore
Demetrios Triantafel (Indian Head Park, Ill.-LaGrange Lyons HS) also kept their perfect record at No. 1 doubles, defeating the Tiger's Francisco Faria and Nadrian Fiesta.
Junior
Dylan Mikaili (Naperville, Ill.-Waubonsie Valley HS), junior
Justin Piotrowski (Palatine, Ill.-Fremd HS) and senior
Michael Behrensmeyer (Champaign, Ill.-St. Thomas More HS) notched wins at No. 4, 5, 6 singles, respectively.
The Titans continue tournament play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Regional in Kalamazoo, Mich. Oct. 3-6.
Singles Competition
Francisco Faria (Olivet) def.
Demetrios Triantafel (Illinois Wesleyan) 6-0, 6-0
Nadrian Fiesta (Olivet) def.
Ryan Yoo (Illinois Wesleyan) 6-3, 6-1
Carter Burk (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Rikcy Nyugen (Olivet) 6-0, 6-0
Dylan Mikaili (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Jonah While (Olivet) 6-0, 6-0
Justin Piotrowski (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Marcus Labranche (Olivet) 6-0, 6-0
Michael Behrensmeyer (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Logan Sizemore (Olivet) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Competition
Demetrios Triantafel/
Carter Burk (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Faria/Fiesta (Olivet) 8-3
Ryan Yoo/
Justin Piotrowski (Illinois Wesleyan) def. While/Nyugen (Olivet) 8-1
Michael Behrensmeyer/
Dylan Mikaili (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Sizemore/Labranche (Olivet) 8-0
