WESTERVILLE, Ohio—The Mount Union men's tennis team had its three-match winning streak snapped with a 6-3 loss to Otterbein in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday.
The Purple Raiders (8-5, 1-1 OAC) won one doubles match and a pair of singles matches in defeat.
Nick Fockler (North Canton/Hoover) was the lone Purple Raider to win both of his matches. He teamed with his brother, Nate Fockler (North Canton/Hoover), to win first doubles over Ryan Roberts and Sam Lawless, 8-4, and then defeated Steven Albert, 6-0, 6-4, in No. 2 singles.
Ben Swope (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) earned the other victory for Mount Union by defeating Kendall Coffman, 6-4, 6-3, in No. 4 singles.
Mount Union travels to Berea to take on Baldwin-Wallace on Friday at 1 pm.
Tennis Match Results
Mount Union vs Otterbein University
Mar 31, 2012 at Westerville, Ohio
Otterbein University 6, Mount Union 3
Singles competition:
1. Ryan Roberts (OTT) def. Nate Fockler (MTU) 7-6, 7-6
2. Nick Fockler (MTU) def. Steven Albert (OTT) 6-0, 6-4
3. Ryan Shutt (OTT) def. Patrick Yackmack (MTU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Ben Swope (MTU) def. Kendall Coffman (OTT) 6-4, 6-3
5. Sam Lawless (OTT) def. Drew LeGendre (MTU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Dustin Goldman (OTT) def. Jeff Looker (MTU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Nick Fockler/Nate Fockler (MTU) def. Ryan Roberts/Sam Lawless (OTT) 8-4
2. Kendall Coffman/Steven Albert (OTT) def. Ben Swope/Patrick Yackmack (MTU) 8-3
3. Ryan Shutt/Tyler Gibbons (OTT) def. Dan Coffey/Drew LeGendre (MTU) 8-0
Notes:
Otterbein University 4-9 (2-1)
Mount Union 8-5 (1-1)
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