BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's tennis team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg College, 8-1, today (Thursday, April 12, 2007) at the River Oaks Racquet Club in Rocky River, Ohio. The match was played indoors due to inclement weather.
With its win, B-W improves to 16-1 overall and 4-1 in the OAC this season. With its loss, Heidelberg falls to 7-5 overall and 2-3 in the OAC.
In doubles, B-W bulit a 3-0 advantage as the number one tandem of junior No.1 singles standout James Daly (Akron/ Firestone) and freshman No.4 player Zach Apperson (Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans), the No. 2 duo of senior No. 2 player Ryan McCartney (Lorain/ Admiral King) and freshman No.3 player Andy Redd (Archbold) and the No. 3 duo of sophomore No. 5 player Zach Long (Ashland/ Senior) and senior No. 6 player Dan Mitoff (Lorain/ Admiral King) won.
In singles play, Daly, Redd, Apperson, Long and Mittoff all won.
With his win, Daly, this week's OAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week, is now 20-2 this season and 71-7 in his career in singles play (a .911 winning percentage) and is eight wins shy of tying Mike Wagner's (2000-2004) all-time school-record of 79 career wins. He has won eight straight matches this season. In doubles play, Daly and Apperson improved to 3-0 this season and he has combined with two separate partners to win 17 straight matches this season and a 17-1 overall doubles record. Daly is B-W's all-time leader with 64 career doubles wins abd 133 career combination (singles + doubles = combination) wins and a 133-16 career mark with a .893 winning percentage.
The Yellow Jackets return to action on Saturday, April 14 when they host a doubleheader against OAC rival Marietta at 1:00 p.m. and then play nonleague foe Malone College at 4:00 p.m. All outdoor home matches are played on the "Pop" Collins Courts in Berea.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Brian Rector, pleace call him in the office at 440-826-3819 or you can reach him via e-mail at rectobr@stratos.net.
Baldwin-Wallace College Men HOST Heidelberg College
on 4/11/2007; in Rocky River, Ohio
At the River Oaks Racquet Club
FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 8, HEIDELBERG 1
First Singles: Daly (B-W) defeated Evans (HC), 6-0, 6-1; Second Singles: Norris (HC) def. McCartney (B-W), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1; Third Singles: Redd (B-W) def. Guidon (HC), 6-2, 6-2; Fourth Singles: Apperson (B-W) def. Al-Turk, 6-2, 6-1; Fifth Singles: Long (B-W) def. Fahning (HC), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; Sixth Singles:Mitoff (B-W) def. Cerveny (HC), 7-5, 6-1; First Doubles: Daly-Apperson (B-W) def. Evan-Norris (HC), 8-2; Second Doubles: McCartney-Redd (B-W) def. Al-Turk-Fahning (HC), 8-5; Third Doubles: Long-Mitoff (B-W) def. Cerveny-Guidon (HC), 8-3.
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