Wheaton men’s tennis team falls to Carthage in CCIW opener

Kenosha, Wis. — The Thunder men’s tennis team traveled north of the state border on Saturday afternoon to begin their conference slate against the reigning CCIW Tournament champions, the Carthage Firebirds. The hosts topped Wheaton by a score of 7-2 to snap the visitors’ eight-match win streak and drop Wheaton’s season record to 9-4. Carthage, ranked #36 in the country in this week’s ITA Division III national poll, swept the doubles matches today to take one step towards a key conference victory. Wheaton got its first point on Saturday courtesy of Joey Geisz , who took the first set of…