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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Defeats Edgewood

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - - Mount Union's men's tennis team defeated Edgewood (Wis.) 8-1 Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference tennis match in Hilton Head, South Carolina. 

With the win, Mount Union has now won three straight matches and improves to 7-1 overall, while Edgewood falls to 1-14. 

Sophomore Nick Fockler (North Canton/Hoover) picked up two victories on the afternoon as he defeated Eric Gavinski 6-0, 6-0 in the no. 2 singles match and was paired with his brother senior Nate Fockler (North Canton/Hoover) as they defeated Tim Morgan and Gavinski 8-4 in the no. 1 doubles match. 

Sophomore Ben Swope (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) and freshman Dominic Marino (Cuyahoga Falls/Cuyahoga Falls) both remained undefeated in singles matches this season as Swope recorded a win over Ben Pratscher 6-1, 6-0 in the no. 4 position and Marino recorded a victory over Michael Wanta 6-3, 6-1 in the no. 5 position.

Swope has a record of 7-0 in singles matches this season while Marino has a record of 6-0. 

Mount Union returns to the court tomorrow when it faces Greenville (Ill.) at 9:00 a.m.   

Tennis Match Results
Edgewood College vs Mount Union
Mar 14, 2013 at Hilton Head, S.C.
Mount Union 8, Edgewood College 1
Singles competition:
1. Lagman, Patrick (EC) def. Nate Fockler (MTU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Nick Fockler (MTU) def. Gavinski, Eric (EC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Patrick Yackmack (MTU) def. Morgan, Tim (EC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Ben Swope (MTU) def. Pratscher, Ben (EC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Dominic Marino (MTU) def. Wanta, Michael (EC) 6-3, 6-1
6. Josh Duerr (MTU) def. Thompson, Tyler (EC) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition:
1. Nate Fockler/Nick Fockler (MTU) def. Morgan, Tim/Gavinski, Eric (EC) 8-4
2. Ben Swope/Josh Duerr (MTU) def. Lagman, Patrick/Wanta, Michael (EC) 8-3
3. Patrick Yackmack/Dominic Marino (MTU) def. Thompson, Tyler/Pratscher, Ben (EC) 8-2
Notes:
Mount Union 7-1
Edgewood College 1-14



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Players Mentioned

Josh Duerr

Josh Duerr

Freshman
Nate Fockler

Nate Fockler

Senior
Nick Fockler

Nick Fockler

Sophomore
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
Dominic Marino

Dominic Marino

Freshman
Ben Swope

Ben Swope

Sophomore
Patrick Yackmack

Patrick Yackmack

Junior