B-W: B-W Men's Tennis Team Defeats Oberlin, 5-4, to Improve to 12-0

BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's tennis team continued its winning ways by defeating Oberlin College, 5-4, today (Friday, March 16, 2007) at the John W. Heisman Field House in Oberlin.

With its victory, B-W improved to 12-0 overall. Oberlin dropped to 6-2 this season

In the win over Oberlin, number one singles player junior James Daly (Akron/ Firestone) and sophomore No. 6 player Zach Long (Ashland/ Senior) both won in singles play as the Yellow Jackets were behind in the match, 4-2, heading to doubles play.

In doubles, the No. 1 tandem of Daly and sophomore Jim Kucera (Mentor), the No.2 duo of senior Ryan McCartney (Lorain/ Admiral King) and freshman Andy Red (Archbold) and the No.3 duo of Long and senior Dan Mitoff (Lorain/ Admiral King) all won. Long and Mitoff earned the winning point in the match.

The Yellow Jackets will be back in action on Saturday, March 24 when they travel to New Concord to play OAC foe Muskingum College at 1:00 p.m.

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 versus Oberlin College
on 3/16/2007; 6:00 p.m.
at the John W. Heisman Field House in Oberlin, Ohio

FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 5, Oberlin 4

First Singles: James Daly (B-W) defeated Chris Pray (OC), 6-3, 6-0; Second Singles: David Midler (OC) def. Ryan McCartney (B-W), 6-4, 6-2; Third Singles: Arthur Zeyda (OC) def. Andy Redd (B-W), 6-3, 6-2; Fourth Singles: Colin Burling (OC) def. Zach Apperson (B-W), 6-4, 7-5; Fifth Singles: Tom Page (OC) def. Jim Kucera (B-W), 7-6(7-4), 7-5; Sixth Singles: Zach Long (B-W) def. Benjamin Crystal (OC), 6-1, 6-0; First Doubles: Daly-Kucera (B-W) def. Burling-Pray (OC), 8-5; Second Doubles: McCartney-Redd (B-W) def. Zeyda-Page (OC), 8-6; Third Doubles: Long-Dan Mitoff (B-W) def. Midler-Jordan Maseng (OC), 5-4.