DECATUR, Ill. - The Elmhurst men's tennis team secured the seventh-seed in the upcoming CCIW Tournament after suffering a 9-0 loss to Millikin University. 

Millikin (14-4, 5-2 CCIW) swept all three doubles matches to take an early 3-0 lead. The Big Blue finished the sweep by taking all six singles matches. Elmhurst's Brandon Fulmer and Kevin Osburn both fell in hard-fought three set contests. Fulmer fell 6-2, 5-7 6-3 to Jacob Hamilton at No. 2 singles while Osburn dropped a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 decision to Emerick Fulton at No. 4 singles.

Elmhurst faces second-seeded Augustana College at the 2017 CCIW Tournament at Augustana on May 4, at 10:00 a.m. 


RESULTS:
Singles competition
1. Palley, Jacob (MILLIKIN) def. Endicott, Kyle (ELMHURST) 6-0, 6-4
2. Hamilton, Jacob (MILLIKIN) def. Fulmer, Brandon (ELMHURST) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
3. Sacks, Connor (MILLIKIN) def. Lindquist, Jackson (ELMHURST) 6-2, 6-3
4. Fulton, Emerick (MILLIKIN) def. Osburn, Kevin (ELMHURST) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
5. Schwoeppe, Greg (MILLIKIN) def. O'Connell, Grant (ELMHURST) 7-5, 6-0
6. Bennett, Logan (MILLIKIN) def. Wilson, David (ELMHURST) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Palley, Jacob/Hamilton, Jacob (MILLIKIN) def. Endicott, Kyle/Lindquist, Jackson (ELMHURST) 8-0
2. Sacks, Connor/Fulton, Emerick (MILLIKIN) def. Fulmer, Brandon/O'Connell, Grant (ELMHURST) 8-1
3. Schwoeppe, Greg/Pierantoni, Dane (MILLIKIN) def. Osburn, Kevin/Wilson, David (ELMHURST) 8-5