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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis: Raiders Now 4-0 in Conference Play with 8-1 Victory over Ohio Northern

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's tennis team won their sixth straight match in an 8-1 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over Ohio Northern (7-6, 1-1 OAC) Saturday afternoon.

The Purple Raiders (10-2, 4-0 OAC) won two out of three doubles matches in the pairings of Robert Cross (North Canton/Glenoak) and Zach Teffner (Cortland/Lakeview) 8-4, and Antonio Massucci (Ashtabula/St. John) and Jacob Labonte (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) 9-7.

Mark Beebe (Chardon/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) and Justin Kelley (Uniontown/Lake) came close in their 9-8 doubles loss after falling in the tie breaker 7-4.

Mount Union proceeded to sweep the singles matches with Cross and Kyle Hicken (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley) winning their matches in competitive third sets.

Continuing their home stand, Mount Union faces Marietta on Wednesday, April 11 at 3:30 p.m.

RESULTS

Mount Union 8, Ohio Northern 1

Singles competition:
1. Robert Cross (MTU) def. Vinh Thai (ONUM) 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
2. Zach Teffner (MTU) def. Hoang Do (ONUM) 7-6, 6-2
3. Antonio Massucci (MTU) def. Connor Christian (ONUM) 6-2, 6-2
4. Mark Beebe (MTU) def. Tim Kargl (ONUM) 7-6, 7-6
5. Justin Kelley (MTU) def. Jake Abbott (ONUM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Kyle Hicken (MTU) def. Cody Hurley (ONUM) 6-7, 6-4, 10-4

Doubles competition:
1. Robert Cross/Zach Teffner (MTU) def. Vinh Thai/Hoang Do (ONUM) 8-4
2. Connor Christian/Jake Abbott (ONUM) def. Mark Beebe/Justin Kelley (MTU) 9-8
3. Antonio Massucci/Jacob Labonte (MTU) def. Tim Kargl/Cody Hurley (ONUM) 9-7

Notes:
Mount Union 10-2, 4-0 OAC
Ohio Northern 7-6, 1-1 OAC

 

 

 

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Mark Beebe

Mark Beebe

Freshman
Robert Cross

Robert Cross

Sophomore
Kyle Hicken

Kyle Hicken

Senior
Justin Kelley

Justin Kelley

Freshman
Jacob Labonte

Jacob Labonte

Freshman
Antonio Massucci

Antonio Massucci

Freshman
Zach Teffner

Zach Teffner

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mark Beebe

Mark Beebe

Freshman
Robert Cross

Robert Cross

Sophomore
Kyle Hicken

Kyle Hicken

Senior
Justin Kelley

Justin Kelley

Freshman
Jacob Labonte

Jacob Labonte

Freshman
Antonio Massucci

Antonio Massucci

Freshman
Zach Teffner

Zach Teffner

Sophomore