BW Men’s Tennis Team Loses at Ohio Northern, 8-1, in OAC Match in Ada
BEREA, OHIO — The Baldwin Wallace University men’s tennis team lost to Ohio Athletic Conference rival Ohio Northern University, 8-1, today (Tuesday, April 7, 2009) in an OAC match inside the ONU Sports Center in Ada. The match was moved indoors due to inclement weather outside.
With the loss, the Yellow Jackets drop their record to 14-3 overall and 3-2 in the OAC and end a two-match winning streak. ONU improves to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in the OAC.
The Polar Bears jumped out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play and never looked back as they also won five of six singles matches. BW gained its lone win from sophomore number five singles player Bobby Irwin (Ashland/ Senior) who defeated ONU’s Jay Vaidya, 7-6 in the first set, including 10-8 in the tie-breaker, and 6-2 in the second set.
BW will next play on Wednesday, April 15 when they host OAC rival Capital University in an OAC dual match at the “Pop” Collins Courts at 3:30 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at (440) 826-2327 and via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Nick Minerd by phone at (440) 826-2780 and via e-mail at nminerd@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Brian Rector, please call him at (440) 826-5931 or e-mail him at brector@bw.edu. The athletics FAX can be reached at (440) 826-2192. More information on tennis may be accessed on the BW athletics page at www.bw.edu/athletics.
Final Aggate Results:
Baldwin Wallace University versus Ohio Northern University
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Ada, Ohio.
Final Score: Ohio Northern -- 8, Baldwin Wallace -- 1
SINGLES MATCHES:
No. 1: Paul (ONU) defeated Kucera (BW), 6-2, 6-4; No. 2: Kowalczyk (ONU) def. Redd (BW), 7-5, 6-3; No. 3: Carter (ONU) def. Trzeciak (BW), 6-1, 6-1; No. 4: Dohner (ONU) def. Burris (BW), 6-2, 6-0; No. 5: Irwin (BW) def. Vaidya (ONU), 7-6 (10-8), 6-2; No. 6: Korba (ONU) def. Z. Long (BW), 6-4, 6-3.
DOUBLES MATCHES:
No. 1: Paul-Kowalczyk (ONU) def. Kucera-Lachman (BW), 8-2; No. 2: Dohner-Carter (ONU) def. Redd-Z. Long (BW), 8-5; No. 3: Dutro-Vaidya (ONU) def. Trzeciak-T. Long (BW), 8-3.