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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Defeats Washington and Jefferson

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania - - Mount Union's men's tennis team defeated Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) 9-0 in a non-conference tennis match Wednesday afternoon in Washington, Pennsylvania. 

With the victory, Mount Union improves to 10-2 on the season, while Washington and Jefferson falls to 3-2. 

Sophomore Ben Swope (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) remained undefeated and recorded his 11th singles victory of the season as he defeated Shihao Liang 6-1, 6-4 in the number four position. 

Junior Patrick Yackmack (Mantua/Twinsburg) and freshman Dominic Marino (Cuyahoga Falls/Cuyahoga Falls) both remained undefeated in singles matches this season as they defeated Kevin Blakley 6-0, 6-0 in the number three position and Gadwin Stewart 6-0, 6-1 in the number five position respectively. 

Senior Nate Fockler (North Canton/Hoover) and sophomore Nick Fockler (North Canton/Hoover) recorded their ninth doubles victory of the season as they defeated the pairing of Samuel Miller and Christopher Fadil 8-3 in the number one position. 

Mount Union's next match is Saturday when they host Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Baldwin Wallace at 1:00 p.m. 

Tennis Match Results
Mount Union vs Washington & Jefferson
Apr 03, 2013 at Washington, Pa.
Mount Union 9, Washington & Jefferson 0
Singles competition:
1. Nate Fockler (MTU) def. Renato Popovic (W&J) 6-2, 6-2
2. Nick Fockler (MTU) def. Dane Thomas (W&J) 6-1, 6-0
3. Malcolm Leake (MTU) def. Christopher Fadil (W&J) 6-1, 6-0
4. Patrick Yackmack (MTU) def. Kevin Blakley (W&J) 6-0, 6-0
5. Ben Swope (MTU) def. Shihao Liang (W&J) 6-1, 6-4
6. Dominic Marino (MTU) def. Gadwin Stewart (W&J) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Nick Fockler/Nate Fockler (MTU) def. Samuel Miller/Christopher Fadil (W&J) 8-3
2. Malcolm Leake/Patrick Yackmack (MTU) def. Renato Popovic/Kevin Blakley (W&J) 8-1
3. Ben Swope/Josh Duerr (MTU) def. Shihao Liang/Dane Thomas (W&J) 8-2
Notes:
Washington & Jefferson 3-3
Mount Union 10-2
T-3:00  A-50  


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Players Mentioned

Josh Duerr

Josh Duerr

Freshman
Nate Fockler

Nate Fockler

Senior
Nick Fockler

Nick Fockler

Sophomore
Malcolm Leake

Malcolm Leake

Freshman
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
Malcolm Leake

Malcolm Leake

Freshman
Dominic Marino

Dominic Marino

Freshman
Ben Swope

Ben Swope

Sophomore
Patrick Yackmack

Patrick Yackmack

Junior