MOLINE, Ill. – Inclement weather moved Sunday's CCIW dual between Augustana and Elmhurst indoors, but it didn't stop the Vikings from continuing their winning ways. Coach Jon Miedema's men defeated the Bluejays 8-1 at the Quad City Tennis Club to move to 6-3 on the season and 4-0 in the conference. It was the program's 16th consecutive dual-meet victory in league play. Elmhurst moved to 1-4 on the year and 1-2 in the CCIW.
 
Augustana captured a pair of doubles matches. Seniors Alvaro Leal (Maristas Valencia, Valencia, Spain) and Caio de Rezende (Colegio Itoca, Sao Paulo, Brazil) bested Shawn Sabaricos and Brandon Fulmer 8-2 at number two and juniors Justin Cassens (Emerald Ridge HS, Puyallup, Wash.) and Leonardo Panosso (La Sale Caxias, Caxias do Sul, Brazil) were 8-5 winners over Florin Stan and Tavious Imperial at number three.
 
The visitors' lone win came at first doubles, where Justin Penados and Ben Cavka defeated senior Peter Alex (Hinsdale South HS, Darien, Ill.) and junior Kyle Boudreau (Antioch HS, Antioch, Ill.) by a score of 8-5.
 
The Vikings swept in singles action.
 
Leal downed Sabaricos 6-1, 6-0 at number three. Cassens was a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Imperial at number six and de Rezende bested Penados 6-4, 6-1 at first singles.
 
At number two, Alex scored a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Stan. Panosso downed Fulmer three and three at fourth singles and freshman Eliot St. Paul (Ecole Diagonal, Paris, France) beat Cavka 7-6, 6-0 at number five.
 
Next up for Miedema's crew is a non-conference road contest at powerful University of Chicago on Wednesday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m.