Men’s tennis team comes up short against Ohio Northern, 8-1

The Olivet College men’s tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Ohio Northern University this afternoon at the Minges Creek Athletic Club in Battle Creek.

Team Stats

Ohio Northern University

Olivet College

Score

Doubles

Andrew Garcia / Tim Kargl (ONU)
def. Zachary Croze / Aaron Green (OLIVET)

8-3

Jake Abbott / Tyler Frentz (ONU)
def. Ben Morris / Jacob Richards (OLIVET)

8-0

Cody Hurley / Dan Warren (ONU)
def. Tyler Nobel / Michael Tran (OLIVET)

8-0

Singles

Tim Kargl (ONU)
def. Zachary Croze (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-3

Aaron Green (OLIVET)
def. Andrew Garcia (ONU)

3-6 , 6-4 , 1-0 (10-7)

Jake Abbott (ONU)
def. Ben Morris (OLIVET)

6-2 , 6-0

Tyler Frentz (ONU)
def. Jacob Richards (OLIVET)

6-0 , 6-1

Cody Hurley (ONU)
def. Tyler Nobel (OLIVET)

6-0 , 6-0

Dan Warren (ONU)
def. Michael Tran (OLIVET)

6-0 , 6-0

February 19, 2017

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Olivet College men's tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Ohio Northern University this afternoon at the Minges Creek Athletic Club in Battle Creek.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Ohio Northern 8, Olivet 1
Location: Minges Creek Athletic Club; Battle Creek, Mich.
Records: Ohio Northern 1-1 overall, Olivet 0-7 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Polar Bears swept the three doubles matches, including 8-0 pro-set victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
Ohio Northern won 5-of-6 singles matches, all in straight sets.

FOR THE COMETS

Freshman Aaron Green picked-up the Comets' only team point with a victory at No. 2 singles. After losing the first set 6-3, he earned a 6-4 win in the second to force a super-tiebreaker for the third set. Green won the tiebreaker, 10-7.

UP NEXT

Olivet is now off for more than a month and will be back in action Thursday, March 30, when it opens Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play with a 3 p.m. match at Hope College.