ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Augustana got wins at both first singles and first doubles Saturday, but Wheaton came away a 5-4 winner at the Lower Campus Courts. Coach Jon Miedema's Vikings are now 8-8 on the season and 0-1 in CCIW play. The Thunder improved to 10-5 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
 
The freshman duo of Samuel Totten (University HS, Normal, Ill.) and Eric Pohl (Fremd HS, Palatine, Ill.) posted an 8-4 win over Josh Ward and Karl Wenzel at number one doubles. Senior Lawrence Palmer (Schiller International School, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain) and junior Harald Olsson (Hersby Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden) fell 8-3 to Justin Ancona and Matt Steiner at number two and Derek Mumaw and Brent Westergren downed junior Autin Schoeck (Alleman HS, Rock Island, Ill.) and sophomore Connor Woolf (Evanston HS, Evanston, Ill.) 9-7 at number three.
 
 
In singles play, Palmer was a6-2, 5-7, 7-6 winner over Ward at number one. Ancona defeated Totten 7-5, 6-1 at number two and Steiner won three and love over Pohl at number three. Lincoln Metz defeated junior Patrick Lenz (Villanova Prep, Ojai, Calif.) 7-6, 6-4 at fourth singles. Woolf and Schoeck were winnings at number fife and six, respectively. Woolf beat Wenzel 6-1, 6-2 and Schoeck bested Mumaw 6-4 and 7-5.
 
Next up for Miedema's squad is an 11:00 a.m. dual at Grinnell on Sunday, April 12.