May 6, 2008
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2008 NCAA Championship: The Carthage College men’s tennis team (14-9, 4-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to Luther College (30-9), 5-1, on Friday, May 2 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Carthage, this year’s CCIW champion, received a Pool B berth, since the CCIW does not have an automatic qualifier to the championship. Conferences are required to have at least seven teams playing a sport in order to receive an automatic qualifier. Only six CCIW teams sponsor men’s tennis, with both Millikin University and North Park University dropping their programs after the 2003 season. This was Carthage’s sixth-straight NCAA regional appearance. Carthage’s Miguel Yunes (Sr., Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 21-5), ranked sixth in the April 15 Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central Region rankings, was selected to play in the NCAA Division III Singles/Doubles Championship at the Wallach Tennis Center in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday-Monday, May 17-19. Bates College is the host school for this year’s event.
2008 CCIW Championship: Second-seeded Carthage won CCIW Men’s Tennis Championship on Saturday, April 26 by edging top-seeded Wheaton College (Ill., 14-6, 5-0 CCIW), 5-4, in the title match at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill. The league championship was the sixth for the Red Men and their fifth in a row. Carthage, with a first-round bye, won its Friday, April 25 semifinal match, 7-2, over third-seeded Augustana College (Ill., 19-8, 3-2 CCIW), while Augustana (Ill.) was a 9-0 winner over sixth-seeded North Central College (2-6, 0-5) on Friday in first-round action. Wheaton (Ill.) also had a bye, and the Thunder shut out fourth-seeded Illinois Wesleyan University (7-14, 2-3), 9-0, on Friday night in the other semifinal contest. Illinois Wesleyan was an 8-1 winner over fifth-seeded Elmhurst College (4-14, 1-4) in the first round on Friday.
Four Red Men Named All-CCIW: Four Carthage players were named to the 2008 All-CCIW team. Carthage’s Miguel Yunes (Sr., Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 21-5) was named first-team All-CCIW and “Co-Men’s Player of the Year” with Josh Williams of Wheaton College (Ill.). Sergio Lopez (Jr., Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 19-7) earned first-team all-conference honors and was named CCIW Men’s Tennis Championship tournament MVP. Jack Schiro (So., Shorewood, Wis., 20-7) joined Yunes and Lopez on the first team, while J.T. Delk (So., Wheaton, Ill./North, 14-13) was named to the second team. Carthage coach Brady Lindsley earned CCIW “Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year” honors for the seventh time.
I Love St. Peter, Minn.: Carthage College tennis coach Brady Lindsley is making his 22nd career trip to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., this week for the first round NCAA matches. Lindsley has made 14 trips with the Carthage men’s tennis team, including nine Rolex/Intercollegiate Tennis Association tournaments and five NCAA appearances. He has made eight other trips to Gustavus Adolphus with the women’s tennis team, including five Rolex/ITA tournaments and three NCAA appearances. At 408 miles one way, or 816 round-trip miles, Lindsley has covered 17,952 miles in those 22 trips.
Wheaton (Ill.) Also Receives NCAA Berth: CCIW-member Wheaton College (Ill.) also received a Pool B berth in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship, and the Thunder (14-7) were shipped to St. Louis, Mo., where they lost a second-round match to DePauw University (19-6), 5-1, on Saturday, May 3.
The Coach: Brady Lindsley completed is in his 11th season as head coach for both men’s and women’s tennis in 2007-08 (200-75 men's record, 11 years). Lindsley, Carthage’s all-time winningest men’s tennis coach, has been named CCIW "Men's Tennis Coach of the Year" seven times (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008). Mario Amien serves as a part-time assistant coach.
The Conference: The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, in its 62nd year in 2007-08, has sponsored men’s tennis as a championship sport since the league’s inception in 1947. Augustana College (Ill.) and Wheaton College (Ill.) have dominated the league championships, with Wheaton (Ill.) winning 23 times, including 11 straight undisputed titles from 1986 to 1996, a shared title with Augustana in 1985 and a shared title with Carthage College in 2001. Augustana (Ill.) has won 22 times, including 15-of-19 years from 1965 to 1984. Carthage has won six times and Illinois Wesleyan five. Carthage won its first-ever league title in 2001, sharing it with Wheaton (Ill.), and the Red Men won five-straight outright championships from 2004 to 2008. As of 2004, the CCIW determines its men’s tennis championship by playing a six-team team tournament, with the top-two teams in the regular-season standings receiving a bye in the first round.
CCIW Championship Notes: Carthage’s Miguel Yunes (Sr., Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 21-5), ranked sixth in the April 15 Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central Region rankings, defeated Josh Williams from Wheaton College (Ill.), 6-2, 7-5, at number-one singles on April 26 in the title match of the CCIW Men’s Tennis Championship. Jack Schiro (So., Shorewood, Wis., 20-7) defeated the Thunder’s Justin Miller, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, at number-two singles. Sergio Lopez (Jr., Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 19-7) defeated Davis Moore, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, at number-three singles. J.T. Delk (So., Wheaton, Ill./North, 14-13) lost to Ian Kirchner number-four singles, Kirchner winning, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Andy Schwenke (So., Mukwonago, Wis., 8-17) lost to David Warren at number-five singles, Warren winning, 6-1, 6-3. Joey Perkins (Jr., Freeport, Ill., 5-12) lost to Jordan Williams at number-six singles, Williams winning, 6-0, 6-0. The Red Men’s number-one doubles team of Yunes and Lopez (22-4), ranked ninth in the April 15 ITA Central Regional rankings, was a winner over the Thunder’s Josh Williams/Justin Miller, 8-2. Schiro/Delk (12-12) defeated Moore/Kevin Graham, 8-2, with Schwenke/Perkins (5-9) losing to Jordan Williams/Warren by an 8-1 margin.
NCAA Regional Notes: Carthage’s Miguel Yunes (Sr., Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 21-5), ranked sixth in the April 15 Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central Region rankings, did not complete his number-one singles on May 2 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship, since the team decision was already determined. Jack Schiro (So., Shorewood, Wis., 20-7) did not complete his number-two singles contest, nor did Sergio Lopez (Jr., Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 19-7) at number-three singles. J.T. Delk (So., Wheaton, Ill./North, 14-14) lost to Utsab Rijal at number-four singles, Rijal winning, 6-0, 6-1. Andy Schwenke (So., Mukwonago, Wis., 8-18) lost to Tim Eisele at number-five singles, Eisele winning, 6-1, 6-0. Joey Perkins (Jr., Freeport, Ill., 5-13) lost to Thomas Orser at number-six singles, Orser winning, 6-0, 6-0. The Red Men’s number-one doubles team of Yunes and Lopez (23-4), ranked ninth in the April 15 ITA Central Regional rankings, was a winner over the Norse’s Maxwell Busch/Jono Martin, 8-6. Schiro/Delk (12-13) lost to Eisele/Harrison Whitely, 8-5, with Schwenke/Perkins (5-10) losing to Rijal/Bradley Nelson by an 8-2 margin.