DELAWARE, Ohio-- The Mount Union men's tennis team suffered a 9-0 defeat at Ohio Wesleyan Wednesday night.
The Purple Raiders, now 2-2 on the season, had several close matches in the effort with Rob DeMarco (North Canton/Hoover) and Jeff Williams (Cleveland Heights/Lakewood St. Edward) just falling short, 8-6, in their first doubles match.
In singles, DeMarco and
Jackson Schneider (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) split sets until dropping the third set tiebreaker.
Mount Union will be back in action this Sunday, February 28th, in Hilton Head, South Carolina as they take on St. John Fisher (N.Y.).
Tennis Match Results
Mount Union vs Ohio Wesleyan
Feb 24, 2016 at Delaware, Ohio, USA
Ohio Wesleyan 9, Mount Union 0
Singles competition:
1. Shouta Fukamachi (OWUM) def. Rob DeMarco (MTU) 5-7, 7-5, 10-8
2. Elliot Garwood (OWUM) def. Jeff Williams (MTU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Jack Hibbard (OWUM) def. Jackson Schneider (MTU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
4. Felipe Duarte (OWUM) def. Matt Bringman (MTU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Alex Lutz (OWUM) def. Kyle Hicken (MTU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jacob Volbers (OWUM) def. Tyler Tareshawty (MTU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition:
1. Shouta Fukamachi/Jakraraj Rungaseng (OWUM) def. Rob DeMarco/Jeff Williams (MTU) 8-6
2. Jack Hibbard/Alex Lutz (OWUM) def. Matt Bringman/Jackson Schneider (MTU) 8-3
3. Noah Santiago/Jacob Volbers (OWUM) def. Kyle Hicken/Bryce Payne (MTU) 8-1
Notes:
Ohio Wesleyan 2-3
Mount Union 2-2
T-3:48 A-50
