The men's tennis team continued to smash through competition this past week with victories over Oakton Community College and Lawrence University.
 
The Foresters raised their overall record to 10 - 4 and their Midwest Conference record to a perfect 5- 0.
 
On Thursday, April 6, lake Forest demolished Oakton Community College 7 - 0.  After dropping the first doubles game, the Foresters took the next tow and then all six singles games for the shutout.
 
Lake Forest came at Oakton with a deadly singles lineup.
 
Oakton did not manage to win one set in all six singles matches, as Konrad Bienia, Evan Hall, Chad Anderson, Stan Teplitsky, and Zach Pettus each took out their opponents in straight sets.
 
On Sunday, the Foresters defeated Lawrence University almost as easily , coming away with a 6-1 victory.  they took all three doubles matches for the first point and then five of the six singles matches for the win.
 
After co-captain Dave Kelley suffered a 4-6, 3-6 defeat in the first singles match, seniors Shane Bell, Courtney Barr, Ray Ro, co-captain Guerin Williams, and Reagan Kirkland each won their matches in straight sets.
 
Kelly's defeat came at the hands of the top player for Lawrence.  It was he who Kelly beat in the first round of last year's conference tournament.
 
Hall and Anderson won two exhibition matches for good measure.
 
This weekend, Lake Forest will hit the road for matches at Augustana College tomorrow and Grinnell College on Saturday.
 
Of the Foresters' four defeats this season, three came at the hands of Division I or II competition, including a defeat against the University of Hawaii.
 
The team seems a lock to appear and defend their conference title on May 5 at the Midwest Conference Team Championships.
 
"Hopefully we're starting to hit our stride as a team," said Head Coach Chad Eisele.