Men’s tennis team tripped up at Defiance

The Olivet College men’s tennis team was on the losing end of a 5-2 score to Defiance (Ohio) College in a non-conference match this afternoon at the George M. Smart Center in Defiance, Ohio.

Team Stats

Olivet College

Defiance

Score

Doubles

Jared Schnee / Ring Lardner (DCMT)
def. Benjamin Morrow / Donald Doyle (OLIVET)

9-8 (7-4)

Ethan Harris / Micaiah Cox (DCMT)
def. Tyler Nobel / Austin Briggs (OLIVET)

8-1

Singles

Ethan Harris (DCMT)
def. Benjamin Morrow (OLIVET)

7-5 , 6-2

Jared Schnee (DCMT)
def. Donald Doyle (OLIVET)

4-6 , 6-1 , 1-0 (10-0)

Tyler Nobel (OLIVET)
def. Ring Lardner (DCMT)

6-7 (9-11) , 6-0 , 1-0 (10-8)

Austin Briggs (OLIVET)
def. Micaiah Cox (DCMT)

6-2 , 6-2

Seth Mangas (DCMT)
def. Kayleb Bradley (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-2

Men’s tennis team tripped up at Defiance

March 26, 2019

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Olivet College men's tennis team was on the losing end of a 5-2 score to Defiance (Ohio) College in a non-conference match this afternoon at the George M. Smart Center in Defiance, Ohio.

Final Score: Defiance 5, Olivet 2
Location: George M. Smart Center; Defiance, Ohio
Records: Olivet 1-5 overall, Defiance 2-5 overall

Both teams had only five players, so there were only two doubles matches and five singles matches.
The Comets' two team points came in singles play.

Junior Tyler Nobel rallied to win at No. 3 singles. After losing the first set on a tiebreaker, he blanked his opponent in the second set, 6-0. Nobel then won a match-tiebreaker, 10-8.
Senior Austin Briggs won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4 singles.

The Comets now open Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play Thursday at Hope College, starting at 3 p.m. The match is a part of a tennis doubleheader, as the Olivet women are also playing Hope.