GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Concluding its 2024-25 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the North Central College men's tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 9 Swarthmore College on Saturday at the Denison Tennis Courts.
The Garnet's top doubles team is ranked No. 4 in the nation. Ramon Vilarroig Martinez and Matthew Sengphommachanh kept it close, but ultimately fell 6-3. Swarthmore also picked up a 6-1 win at No. 2 to secure the doubles point. Justin Penados and Ignacio Hernandez Ruiz were ahead 4-3 at No. 3 doubles before the point was decided.
In singles play, the Cardinals dropped straight set matches at No. 3, 4 and 6 as the Garnet earned a 4-0 victory. Vilarroig Martinez won his first set 6-4 over the No. 10 ranked singles player in Division III, Micahel Melnikov before the clinch.
The Cardinals finish the season 15-7 with a 6-1 conference record to win their fourth College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Championship.
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).