Nick Boomgarden

Returnee
Sophomore
Fitchburg, Wis. (Verona Area)

2009: Compiled a 2-2 singles record with a combined 4-6 doubles mark.

High School: Played on three-straight teams that went undefeated in regular-season Badger Conference play…coached by Rick Engen.

Personal: Undecided on major…born March 30, 1990.

2009: Named second-team All-CCIW and CCIW Men’s Tennis Championship “most valuable player” with a 13-12 record at number-three singles…teamed with Sammy Ramoni to go 16-10 at number-one doubles…overall doubles mark of 17-12.

2008: Named second-team All-CCIW…compiled a 14-14 record, primarily at number-four singles…teamed with Jack Schiro to go 12-13 at number-two doubles…named CCIW “player of the week” on March 4.

2007: Compiled a 17-7 record at number-five and number-six singles…teamed with four different doubles partners to go 16-8.

High School: Named All-DuPage Valley Conference three-straight years and a three-time state qualifier…ranked in the top-eight nationally his junior year…named Wheaton North High School “male athlete of the year” in 2005-06…earned all-conference honors in soccer his senior year.

Personal: Business administration major…born Oct. 24, 1987.

Jake Denning

Returnee
Sophomore
Staples, Minn. (Motley)

2009: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Three-year member of the tennis team and coached by Kevin Coughlin…also a member of the cross country and basketball teams…National Honor Society member.

Personal: Double major in chemistry and music…named to the fall 2008 Carthage dean’s list and to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born Nov. 22, 1989.

Alex McLean

Returnee
Sophomore
Belleville, Ill. (West)

2009: Compiled a 15-12 mark at number-five and number-six singles…teamed with Andy Schwenke to go 5-7 at number-three doubles with an overall doubles mark of 9-11.

High School: A three-time All-Southwestern Conference honoree and a three-time all-metro St. Louis pick…his senior-year team won a sectional championship, and his sophomore-year squad won a conference title…coached by Andy Brunner

Personal: Criminal justice major…his father, Scott McLean, played tennis at the University of Kansas…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 10, 1989.

Joey Perkins

Returnee
Graduated Senior
Freeport, Ill.

2009: Compiled a 1-3 singles record and went 1-1 in doubles.

2008: Compiled a 5-13 mark at number-five and number-six singles…teamed with Andy Schwenke to go 5-10 at number-three doubles…combined doubles record of 7-10…named CCIW “co-player of the week” on April 16.

2007: Played on the junior varsity team.

2006: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Coached by Bob Luedeke three-year member of the soccer team and two years in wrestling honor student.

Personal: Biology major...born June 23, 1987.

Sammy Ramoni

Returnee
Senior
Honiara, Guadalcanal (Central College Lautoka/New Mexico Military Institute)

2009: Named first-team All-CCIW with a 27-2 mark at number-two singles…shared CCIW “Men’s Tennis Player of the Week” honors on April 7…set a Carthage season record with a .931 winning percentage…won 14-straight matches to end the season, with his two matches at the NCAA regional championship going unfinished…teamed with J.T. Delk to go 16-10 at number-one doubles with an overall doubles mark of 16-13.

2007-08: Attended the New Mexico Military Institute his freshman and sophomore years and played tennis…finished the 2008 season ranked 10th in the National Junior College Athletic Association.

High School: Four-year member of the tennis team…four-year member of both the soccer and track & field teams.

Personal: Accounting major…born Sept. 13, 1986.

Jack Schiro

Returnee
Senior
Shorewood, Wis.

2009: Named first-team All-CCIW with a 23-4 mark at number-one singles…named CCIW “Men’s Tennis Player of the Week” on March 2 and again on March 31…teamed with Matt Whiteside to go 10-4 at number-two doubles with an overall doubles mark of 17-10.

2008: Named first-team All-CCIW…compiled a 20-7 mark at number-one, number-two and number-three singles…teamed with J.T. Delk to go 12-13 at number-two doubles…named CCIW “player of the week” on Feb. 12.

2007: Named first-team All-CCIW with a 14-8 record, mostly at number-two singles…teamed with three different doubles partners to go 10-6.

High School: A three-time all-state honoree, finished second at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Individual Boy’s Tennis Championship his senior year, third as a junior and fourth his sophomore year…all three of his teams won Parkland Conference championships…coached by Harazet Jimenez…two-year member of the soccer team.

Personal: Business administration major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean’s list and to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 8, 1988.

Andy Schwenke

Returnee
Senior
Mukwonago, Wis.

2009: Compiled an 8-16 record, primarily at number-five singles…teamed with Alex McLean to go 5-7 at number-three singles with an overall double mark of 15-15.

2008: Compiled an 8-18 record, primarily at number-five singles…teamed with Joey Perkins to go 5-10 at number-three doubles…overall doubles mark of 7-17.

2007: Went 2-6 at number-six singles…teamed with two different doubles partners to go 8-3.

High School: A state qualifier both his junior and senior years...named first-team All-Classic 8 Conference his senior year and honorable mention all-conference both his sophomore and junior years...lettered on the basketball team his senior year.

Personal: Business administration major; his sister, Alissa Schwenke, ’04, played junior varsity women’s tennis at Carthage from 2001 to 2004; born April 1, 1988.

Rob Spiering

Returnee
Sophomore
Wauwatosa, Wis. (West)

2009: Went 1-0 in singles.

High School: Coached by Kosta Zervas.

Personal: Business administration major…born Dec. 21, 1989.

Jeff Weihe

Returnee
Sophomore
St. Charles, Ill. (North)

2009: Played on the junior varsity team.

Personal: Chemistry major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Jan. 26, 1990.

Matt Whiteside

Returnee
Sophomore
Sacramento, Calif. (Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep)

2009: Named second-team All-CCIW with a 21-5 mark…teamed with Jack Schiro to go 10-4 at number-two singles with an overall doubles mark of 15-12.

High School: Three-time team MVP…also a member of the soccer team.

Personal: Undecided on major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 3, 1990.

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