Men’s Tennis Faces Defeat After Two-Match Series
BEREA, Ohio. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's tennis team traveled to Berea, Ohio to play in a two-match series against the Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University and Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace University on Saturday, October 5.
This two-match series had a lot of hard-fought battles by the Cougars of MVNU. In the match against OWU, Matt Easter in the second singles position, gave a fight to his opponent, going into a tiebreaker game in his second match. Against BW, Andrew Hare put up a battle in the first singles slot, by playing a tiebreaker game in his first set, then winning it by a score of 7-6. The Cougars fell to OWU with a score of 0-7 and to BWU 0-7.
MVNU vs. Ohio Wesleyan Results
Singles Results:
Gabe Fogle (OWU) def. Hare (MVNU) (6-4, 7-5)
Kobe Francis (OWU) def. Easter (MVNU) (6-3, 7-6 (7-1))
Rainer Holl (OWU) def. Zane Menzie (MVNU) (6-1, 6-1))
Max Jody (OWU) def. Noah Hill (MVNU) (6-4, 6-1)
Jacob Williams (OWU) def. Blake Boyer (MVNU) (6-0, 7-5)
Jared Crawford (OWU) def. Ryan Almovodar (MVNU) (6-2, 6-1)
Doubles Results:
Fogle/Ian Tsai (OWU) def. Hare/Menzie (MVNU) (6-3)
Francis/Holl (OWU) def. Hill/Easter (MVNU) (6-2)
Crawford/Williams (OWU) def. Boyer/Gray (MVNU) (6-3)
MVNU vs. Baldwin Wallace Results
Singles Results:
Henry Harders (BW) def. Hare (MVNU) (6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-7))
Adam Zeidler (BW) def. Easter (MVNU) (6-1, 6-2)
Joe Donnelly (BW) def. Menzie (MVNU) (6-3, 6-0)
Tyler Fenton (BW) def. Hill (MVNU) (6-0, 6-1)
Jacob Weingart (BW) def. Boyer (MVNU) (6-2, 6-0)
Gavin Binni (BW) def. Almovodar (MVNU) (6-1, 6-2)
Doubles Results:
Will Horvath/Tyler Fenton (BW) def. Hare/Easter (MVNU) (6-1)
Jacob Weingart/Vinny Cannata (BW) def. Hill/Boyer (MVNU) (6-0)
Gavin Binni/Will Westberry (BW) def. Menzie/Gray (MVNU) (6-3)
What's Next
The MVNU men's tennis team will be having its final match of the fall season on Wednesday, October 9 against Shawnee State at home at the Ramser Courts. The first serve will take place at 3:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,000 students from 25 states and 11 foreign countries.