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March 19, 2008
The Racers faced Capital University on Sunday afternoon for the first time in the short tenure of the UNOH tennis program. It was expected to be a tight match, and the fans in attendance were given much more than that. Despite a valiant effort, the Racers fell by a final of 5-4 to Capital. For the Racers in the singles' matches, all Racer victories came in straight sets as No. 3 Jason Sarno won 6-3, 6-0. At the No. 5, Troy Schroeder won 6-4, 6-1. At the No. 6, Logan Wyse was victorious as he won in a pro set 8-6. Two singles' matches went into the third set tie-breaker as Evan Carr and William Draur each fell in the third set. Evan Carr lost 6-2, 3-6, 15-13 and William Draur lost 6-1, 2-6, 10-7. For the doubles' matches, Bryan Wright and Jason Sarno won 8-2 at the No. 1 position. The Racers will now head to Hilton Head, South Carolina for a 5 match schedule which kicks off Monday morning on March 24th against Colby College out of Maine. UNOH will also face Hartwick, Sioux Falls, Principia, and Erskine during the week. Final Men's Tennis Capital Results: Final Score: Capital (2-3) -- 5, Northwestern Ohio (3-6) -- 4 SINGLES MATCHES: No.1: Hoff (CU) def. Wright (UNOH), 6-1, 6-0; No.2: Filas (CU) def. Carr (UNOH), 6-2, 3-6, 15-13; No.3: Sarno (UNOH) def. Long (CU), 6-3, 6-0; No.4: Albert (CU) def. Draur (UNOH), 6-1, 2-6, 10-7; No.5: Schroeder (UNOH) def. Seitz (CU), 6-4, 6-1; No.6: Wyse (UNOH) def. Ziders (CU), 8-6. DOUBLES MATCHES: No.1: Wright-Sarno (UNOH) def. Hoff-Seitz (CU), 8-2; No.2: Wathen-Albert (CU) def. Carr-Schroeder (UNOH), 8-6; No.3: Filas-Long (CU) def. Draur-Frangie (UNOH), 8-3. |
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