Bjorkman and Cardestig
Morgan Vogels, Sports Information Director
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Millikin MILLIKIN (16-6)
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Winner Carthage College CARTHAGE (17-5)
Millikin MILLIKIN
(16-6)
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Final
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Carthage College CARTHAGE
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Tennis Bounced from CCIW Tournament by Firebirds

The third-seeded Big Blue men's tennis team matched up against the second-seeded Carthage Firebirds on Friday, April 28 for the semifinal matchup of the 2023 College of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament in Wheaton, Ill. Millikin fell to the Firebirds in a 1-5 contest. 

In doubles play, the Firebirds took the first victory when the team of Francisco Silveira and Cooper Ferruzzi defeated Clayton Maack and Theodor Wolf at No. 2 by a 2-8 margin. Millikin evened the score with an 8-7 win by Hasting Bjorkman and Martin Cardestig at No. 1 over Yanozie Amadike and Myles Krzewinski. The Firebirds took a 1-2 lead at No. 3 by way of tiebreaker, with Rodrigo Laux and Cole Phillips falling to Marco Czosnyka and Daniel Jaworski 7-8. 

On the singles side, Laux fell to Czosnyka in 1-6, 2-6 sets at No. 6 to give the Firebirds a 1-3 advantage. At No. 3, Cardestig fell to Krzewinski in 0-6, 2-6 sets. The final match was won by Ferruzzi at No. 4, with Wolf falling in twin 2-6 sets. 

Elsewhere in singles play, Bjorkman had won his first set 7-6 and led 1-0 in the second set at No. 1, but the match went unfinished. Maack took his first set over Silveira at No. 2 by a 6-4 margin. 

With the loss, Millikin ends the season with a 16-6 record, tallying two program-first wins over Augustana College and Wheaton College during the campaign. The Firebirds advance to face top-seeded North Central in the championship matchup, with the Cardinals defeating Wheaton College 5-2 earlier today.
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