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Men's Tennis
2003 CCIW MEN'S TENNIS
Wheaton nails down fourth straight College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin men's tennis title by winning four singles and two doubles titles
The Wheaton Thunder men’s tennis team stretched its streak of consecutive College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin titles to four with an impressive showing on April 25-26 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Wheaton, under the direction of Eric Gorman, swept through the regular season with a 7-0 record in league dual meets for eight points in the standings. In the CCIW tournament the Thunder won with 71 points, 10 better than second place Carthage. That gave Wheaton eight more points for a total of 16. Carthage was second with 14 points while Augustana and Illinois Wesleyan tied for third with 11. Elmhurst (8), North Central (5), North Park (5) and Millikin (1) rounded out the field.Wheaton won individual singles championships at two - (Oliver Oatman), four – (Breck Schlueter), five - (Joe Williams) and six (Mark Vaughan). In doubles play Brian Wu and Aaron Schaecterle won at number two and Oatman and Schlueter took first place at number three.Dan Schmidgall of Carthage won the title at number one singles, defeating Schaecterle 4-6; 6-0; 6-3 in the championship match. Mike Hicks of Carthage won the title at number three singles. The Carthage number one doubles team of Schmidgall and Steve Stitzel also claimed a championship. Schmidgall was selected as the CCIW’s "Player of the Year".The team championship was the 22nd in school history for Wheaton.COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN TOURNAMENTApril 25-26Smeds Tennis CenterCarthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin
TEAM SCORES
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PLACE |
TEAM |
SCORE |
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1. |
Wheaton |
71 |
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2. |
Carthage |
61 |
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3. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
35 |
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4. |
AUGUSTANA |
34 |
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5. |
Elmhurst |
12 |
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6. |
North Park |
7 |
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7. |
North Central |
5 |
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8. |
Millikin |
5 |
INDIVIDUAL PLACING – Singles
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NO |
FIRST |
SECOND |
THIRD |
FOURTH |
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1. |
Dane Schmidgall, Carthage 4-6; 6-0; 6-3 |
Aaron Schaecterle, Wheaton |
Mike Walz, Illinois Wesleyan 7-5; 7-5 |
Eric Hanson, Augustana |
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2. |
Oliver Oatman, Wheaton 3-6; 7-5; 6-2 |
Will Weltman, Illinois Wesleyan |
Steve Stitzel, Carthage 6-1; 6-2 |
John Feehan, Augustana |
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3. |
Mike Hicks, Carthage 6-3; 6-3 |
Brian Wu, Wheaton |
Dan Rooney, Augustana 6-2; 0-6; 7-5 |
Jason Love, Illinois Wesleyan |
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4. |
Breck Schlueter, Wheaton 6-3; 6-4 |
Dan Roller, Carthage |
Pat Fischer, Illinois Wesleyan 6-3; 4-6; 6-3 |
Zak Mikulak, Augustana |
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5. |
Joe Williams, Wheaton 6-0; 6-1 |
Mike Meske, Carthage |
Don Martinez, Augustana 6-0; 6-2 |
Bryan Jackson, North Park |
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6. |
Mark Vaughan, Wheaton 6-2; 7-5 |
Tres Heiman, Carthage |
Mike Sula, Augustana 6-4; 6-1 |
Eliot Elzinga, Elmhurst |
INDIVIDUAL PLACING – Doubles
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NO |
FIRST |
SECOND |
THIRD |
FOURTH |
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1. |
Schmidgall/Stitzel, Carthage 3-6; 6-4; 6-3 |
Walz/Weltman, Illinois Wesleyan |
Vaughan/Williams, Wheaton 6-2; 6-2 |
Hanson/Rooney, Augustana |
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2. |
Wu/Schaecterle, Wheaton 6-4; 7-5 |
Love/Stitt, Illinois Wesleyan |
Roller/Meske, Carthage 6-4; 6-3 |
Feehan/Mikulak, Augustana |
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3. |
Oatman/Schlueter, Wheaton |
Hicks/Newhouse, Carthage |
Martinez/Sula, Augustana 6-1; 6-1 |
Elzinga/Miller, Elmhurst |
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dane Schmidgall, CarthageCOACH OF THE YEAR: Brady Lindsley, Carthage
2003 CCIW MEN’S TENNIS – FINAL STANDINGS
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CCIW |
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OVERALL |
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TEAM |
W |
L |
PTS |
TOURN |
TP |
W |
L |
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Wheaton |
7 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
19 |
8 |
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Carthage |
6 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
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Augustana |
5 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
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Illinois Wesleyan |
4 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
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Elmhurst |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
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North Central |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
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North Park |
1 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
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Millikin |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2003 CCIW ALL-CONFERENCE TENNIS TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Eric Hanson, Augustana; Michael Hicks, Carthage; Dane Schmidgall, Carthage; Oliver Oatman, Wheaton; Aaron Schaecterle, Wheaton; Brian Wu, Wheaton.
SECOND TEAM
Steve Stitzel, Carthage; Justin Hegner, Illinois Wesleyan; Mike Walz, Illinois Wesleyan; Will Weltman, Illinois Wesleyan; Breck Schlueter, Wheaton; Joe Williams, Wheaton.
© 2003-04 CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
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