GREENVILLE, Pa.--The Mount Union men's tennis team defeated Thiel (Pa.), 8-1, in its first road match of the season Tuesday evening.
Brothers Nate and Nick Fockler (North Canton/Hoover) opened the match with victory at No. 1 doubles as the Purple Raiders swept the three doubles matches. Nate, a junior, then won No. 1 singles while Nick, a freshman, won No. 2 singles.
Patrick Yackmack (Mantua/Twinsburg), Ben Swope (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin), and Drew LeGendre (Toledo/Bowsher) also earned singles victories for the Purple Raiders.
Mount Union returns to action Thursday when they travel to Erie, Pa. to take on Penn State-Behrend. The match was rescheduled from last Friday.
Mount Union 8, Thiel 1
Oct 04, 2011 at Greenville, Pa. (Thiel Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Nate Fockler (UMU) def. Richard Parks (THI) 6-3, 2-6, 10-2 |
| 2. Nick Fockler (UMU) def. Collin McAndrew (THI) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. Patrick Yackmack (UMU) def. Jian Long Zheng (THI) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 4. Ben Swope (UMU) def. Daniel Dunlevy (THI) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Drew LeGendre (UMU) def. Shinjiro Todaka (THI) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Shun Kogai (THI) def. Naoya Kitamura (UMU) 6-4, 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Mount Union 1-1 |
| Thiel 0-1 |
