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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis: Raiders Edged Out By Ohio Northern

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's men's tennis team suffered a narrow 5-4 defeat to Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference match Tuesday on the Whitehill Courts on campus.

The Purple Raiders fall to 9-6 overall and 3-3 in the OAC while Ohio Northern stays unbeaten in OAC matches at 5-0 and 11-6 overall.

Mount Union got off to a 2-1 lead with a pair of wins in doubles from Robert Cross (North Canton / Hoover) and Zach Teffner (Cortland / Lakeview) at No. 1 and Jacob Barton (Madison) and Scott Fletcher (Canton / GlenOak) at No. 3.

Ohio Northern then won four of the six singles matches with Raiders almost forced third sets from Cross at No. 1, Teffner at No. 2 and Tyler Tareshawty (Canfield) at No. 6.

Mount Union's two wins came from Antonio Massucci (Ashtabula / St. John) who rallied to win second and third sets at No. 3 and Barton at No. 5.

The Raiders finish the regular season against Baldwin Wallace next Wed., Apr. 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Alliance.

Tennis Match Results
Ohio Northern vs Mount Union
Apr 16, 2019 at Alliance, Ohio

Ohio Northern 5, Mount Union 4

Singles competition:
1. Vinh Thai (ONUM) def. Robert Cross (MTU) 6-3, 7-6
2. Noah Elliott (ONUM) def. Zach Teffner (MTU) 6-3, 7-5
3. Antonio Massucci (MTU) def. Hoang Do (ONUM) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Zach Beaschler (ONUM) def. Justin Kelley (MTU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jacob Barton (MTU) def. Andrew Cochran (ONUM) 6-2, 7-5
6. Connor Christian (ONUM) def. Tyler Tareshawty (MTU) 6-2, 7-6

Doubles competition:
1. Robert Cross/Zach Teffner (MTU) def. Vinh Thai/Noah Elliott (ONUM) 8-6
2. Hoang Do/Zach Beaschler (ONUM) def. Antonio Massucci/Justin Kelley (MTU) 8-6
3. Jacob Barton/Scott Fletcher (MTU) def. Andrew Cochran/Connor Christian (ONUM) 8-7

Notes:
Mount Union 9-6, 3-3 OAC
Ohio Northern 11-6, 5-0 OAC

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Players Mentioned

Antonio Massucci

Antonio Massucci

Freshman
Jacob Barton

Jacob Barton

Junior
Robert Cross

Robert Cross

Junior
Scott Fletcher

Scott Fletcher

Senior
Justin Kelley

Justin Kelley

Sophomore
Tyler Tareshawty

Tyler Tareshawty

Senior
Zach Teffner

Zach Teffner

Junior

Players Mentioned

Antonio Massucci

Antonio Massucci

Freshman
Jacob Barton

Jacob Barton

Junior
Robert Cross

Robert Cross

Junior
Scott Fletcher

Scott Fletcher

Senior
Justin Kelley

Justin Kelley

Sophomore
Tyler Tareshawty

Tyler Tareshawty

Senior
Zach Teffner

Zach Teffner

Junior