The Illinois Wesleyan University men’s tennis team secured a 7-0 win over Ripon College on Saturday, March 7 at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Illinois. With this result, the Titans move to a 6-3 record for the season, while Ripon falls to 3-12.
Illinois Wesleyan began by winning all three doubles matches. Seniors Ian Turnbull and Ben Vigneri won their match 6-0 against Caleb Sippel and Kyle Flook. The pair of Thad Dillow and Griffin Hammond defeated Ryan Richter and Austin Stevens 6-2. Freshmen Will Ehrlich and Truman Raher completed the doubles sweep with a 6-3 victory over Emerson Hendricks and Corey Mooney.
In singles play, Ben Vigneri earned his second top-line win of the season with a 7-6 (6), 6-1 result against Sippel. Thad Dillow defeated Stevens in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Griffin Hammond posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Mooney at No. 3 singles. Will Ehrlich recorded a straight-set victory against Flook, winning 6-1, 6-2. Truman Raher won his match versus Richter by scores of 6-2, 6-4. Junior Chase Tomecki rounded out the day with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ethan Tines.
The Titans are scheduled to play Lawrence University next on Sunday, March 8 at Evergreen Racquet Club with first serve set for 1 p.m.
Illinois Wesleyan Titans Men’s Tennis competes at the NCAA Division III level as part of intercollegiate athletics (official website). The program is affiliated with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (official website) and features student-athletes from freshman through senior years (official website). Home matches are played at both Evergreen Racquet Club and Beadles-Morse Courts (official website).
