GRANVILLE, Ohio --- The Carthage men's tennis team faced off against Denison in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament at the Denison Tennis Courts on Saturday afternoon. In a hard fought battle, the Firebirds came up short and concluded their NCAA tournament run.
In doubles play, Luca Okino and Victor Pimenta fell 6-1 to Jacob Patterson and Wesley Huang in No. 2 doubles. Finn Morris and Diego Silva then dropped a 6-3 contest against Ethan Green and Kael Shah in No. 1 doubles. Denison took a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
In singles play, Silva lost a 6-1, 6-1 contest in No. 2 singles against Shah. Pimenta dropped a No. 6 singles contest with a pair of 6-0 losses to Anthony Payiavlas. Denison then claimed the match as Patterson defeated Morris 6-2, 6-0 in No. 3 singles.
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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.).