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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Begins Spring Trip With Victory Over Fairleigh Dickinson

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - - Mount Union's men's tennis team defeated Fairleigh Dickinson (N.J.) 7-2 in the first of its four matches during its spring break trip. 

With the win, Mount Union improves to 5-1 on the season while Fairleigh Dickinson falls to 1-2. 

Junior Patrick Yackmack (Mantua/Twinsburg) was victorious in both his singles and doubles match as he defeated AJ Warden 6-0, 6-0 in the no. 3 singles position and was paired with junior Jeff Looker (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) in the no. 3 doubles position as they defeated Naser Mannan and Nikola Radovic 8-4. 

Sophomore Ben Swope (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) also recorded two wins on the day as he defeated Ryan Kearns 7-5, 7-5 in the no. 4 singles position and was paired with freshman Josh Duerr (Uniontown/Lake) as they defeated Mitch Gettis and Ryan Hurdes 8-3 in the no. 2 doubles position. 

Mount Union's next match will be Tuesday when it faces Juniata (Pa.) with the match scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. 

Tennis Match Results
Fairleigh Dickinson vs Mount Union
Mar 10, 2013 at Hilton Head, S.C.
Mount Union 7, Farleigh Dickinson 2
Singles competition:
1. Nate Fockler (MTU) def. Mitch Gettis (FDUM1213) 6-2, 6-2
2. Nick Fockler (MTU) def. Naser Mannan (FDUM1213) 6-3, 6-2
3. Patrick Yackmack (MTU) def. AJ Warden (FDUM1213) 6-0, 6-0
4. Ben Swope (MTU) def. Ryan Kearns (FDUM1213) 7-5, 7-5
5. Dominic Marino (MTU) def. Nikola Radovic (FDUM1213) 6-0, 6-3
6. Kevin Kotsak (FDUM1213) def. Josh Duerr (MTU) 3-6, 7-5, 10-4
Doubles competition:
1. Ryan Kearns/AJ Warden (FDUM1213) def. Nate Fockler/Nick Fockler (MTU) 8-4
2. Ben Swope/Josh Duerr (MTU) def. Mitch Gettis/Ryan Hurdes (FDUM1213) 8-3
3. Patrick Yackmack/Jeff Looker (MTU) def. Naser Mannan/Nikola Radovic (FDUM1213) 8-4
Notes:
Mount Union 5-1
Fairleigh Dickinson Dickinson 1-2



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Players Mentioned

Josh Duerr

Josh Duerr

Freshman
Nate Fockler

Nate Fockler

Senior
Nick Fockler

Nick Fockler

Sophomore
Jeff Looker

Jeff Looker

Junior
Dominic Marino

Dominic Marino

Freshman
Ben Swope

Ben Swope

Sophomore
Patrick Yackmack

Patrick Yackmack

Junior

Players Mentioned

Josh Duerr

Josh Duerr

Freshman
Nate Fockler

Nate Fockler

Senior
Nick Fockler

Nick Fockler

Sophomore
Jeff Looker

Jeff Looker

Junior
Dominic Marino

Dominic Marino

Freshman
Ben Swope

Ben Swope

Sophomore
Patrick Yackmack

Patrick Yackmack

Junior