ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's men's tennis team was defeated 7-2 to Otterbein in the Ohio Athletic Conference opener Wednesday at the Whitehill Courts.

The Purple Raiders fall to 6-4 and 0-1 in the OAC while Otterbein is now 10-1 and 1-0 in the conference.

Otterbein swept the three doubles match and took four of the six singles matches for the win.

Mount Union's wins came at No. 1 singles from Robert Cross (North Canton / Hoover) and at No. 2 singles from Zach Teffner (Cortland / Lakeview).

The Raiders next host Ohio Northern in an OAC match Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. in Alliance.

Tennis Match Results
Otterbein vs Mount Union
Mar 27, 2019 at Alliance, Ohio

Otterbein 7, Mount Union 2

Singles competition:
1. Robert Cross (MTU) def. Brandon Wall (OTT) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
2. Zach Teffner (MTU) def. Connor Radune (OTT) 6-4, 6-3
3. Tyler Wharton (OTT) def. Antonio Massucci (MTU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Tom Ohler (OTT) def. Justin Kelley (MTU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Derek Krieger (OTT) def. Jacob Barton (MTU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Riley Yost (OTT) def. Tyler Tareshawty (MTU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition:
1. Jared Deel/Brandon Wall (OTT) def. Robert Cross/Zach Teffner (MTU) 8-5
2. Connor Radune/Tyler Wharton (OTT) def. Antonio Massucci/Justin Kelley (MTU) 8-4
3. Derek Krieger/Tom Ohler (OTT) def. Jacob Barton/Scott Fletcher (MTU) 8-3

Records: Otterbein 10-1, 1-0 OAC; Mount Union 6-4, 0-1 OAC