Men's Tennis: John Carroll (3-6 Overall, 1-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (1-7 Overall, 0-0 OAC)
Saturday, April 2, 2016, 2:45 pm, Westwood Tennis Center, Lima, Ohio
Saturday's Match: The Polar Bears will open the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for Ohio Northern this season ... Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the match has been moved indoors to the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center in Lima, and will begin at approximately 2:45 pm ... The Polar Bears are coming off a 5-4 victory at Saint Francis (Ind.) on Thursday ... Freshman David Hayman won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles to lead ONU ... Junior Alex Ganbauffe won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5 singles and sophomore Nathan Knodel won by default at No. 6 singles as the score was tied at 3-3 after the six singles matches ... Senior John Mostowy and freshman Tim Kargl won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles to give ONU the win ... Thus far this season, Mostowy and Hayman lead ONU with 3 singles wins each ... In doubles play, Mostowy is a team-best 3-5 and Mostowy is a team-best 6-8 overall ... The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday at 3:30 pm at Otterbein ... JCU is coming off a 5-4 victory over Ohio Wesleyan on Thursday ... The Blue Streaks are 3-1 against NCAA Division III schools this season and is 0-5 against DI and DII competition ... Jad Abdul-Aal leads the team in singles wins with a 7-7 record and in overall wins with an 18-11 mark ... Abdul-Aal and David Sinese have a team-best 11-4 doubles mark.
Statistical Leaders
Singles Wins |
Doubles Wins |
Overall Wins |
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1. | Mostowy | 3 | 1. |
Mostowy |
3 |
1. | Mostowy | 6 | ||
Hayman | 3 | 2. |
Kargl |
2 |
2. |
Hayman | 3 |
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3. |
Genbauffe |
1 |
3. |
3 Tied with | 1 |
3. |
Kargl |
2 |
Series Records: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 25-8 margin ... JCU won last year's match 9-0 in University Heights..
Head Coach Bob Rohan: Rohan is in his 9th season as head coach of the Polar Bears ... In his first eight seasons, Rohan has captured three OAC regular season and OAC Tournament titles. ... He ranks second all-time in ONU men's tennis history with a 112-52 record, a winning percentage of .683.