BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men’s tennis team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Muskingum College, 7-2, today (March 25, 2007) in New Concord.
With their win, the Yellow Jackets improve this season to 13-0 overall and 1-0 in the OAC. With its loss, Muskingum fell to 5-3 overall and 0-1 in the OAC.
In its win versus Muskingum, junior number one singles player James Daly (Akron/ Firestone), No.2 player and senior Ryan McCartney (Lorain/ Admiral King), freshman No.4 player Zach Apperson (Zanesville/ Rosecrans), sophomore No. 5 player sophomore Jim Kucera (Mentor) and sophomore No. 6 player Zach Long (Ashland/ Senior) all won in singles play.
In doubles, the No. 1 tandem of Daly and Kucera, and the No.3 duo of freshman Dan Mitoff (Lorain/ Admiral King) and Long both won.
The Yellow Jackets are idle until Wednesday, April 4 when they host OAC and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University at the "Pop" Collins Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m.
FOR MORE B-W SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Yellow Jacket Head Coach Brian Rector, please e-mail him at rectobr@stratos.net.
Baldwin-Wallace College Men versus Muskingum College
on 3/25/2007; in New Concord, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 7, MUSKINGUM 2
First Singles: Daly (B-W) def. Wilson (MUSK) 6-1, 6-0; Second Singles: McCartney (B-W) def. Hilborn (MUSK)), 6-3, 6-2; Third Singles: Guindon (MUSK) def. Redd (B-W), 7-5, 6-2; Fourth Singles: Apperson (B-W) def. Sing (MUSK), 6-0, 6-4; Fifth Singles: Kucera (B-W) def. Capute (MUSK), 7-5, 6-2; Sixth Singles: Long (B-W) def. Das (MUSK), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); First Doubles: Daly-Kucera (B-W) def. Wilson-Capute (MUSK), 8-3; Second Doubles: Hilborn-Guidon (MUSK) def. McCartney-Redd (B-W), 8-6; Third Doubles: Long-Mitoff (B-W) def. Sing-Das (MUSK), 8-4.
RECORDS: B-W is 13-0 overall and 1-0 in the OAC; Muskingum is 5-3 overall and 0-1 in the OAC.
