Men's Tennis: John Carroll (6-7 Overall, 4-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (9-6 Overall, 3-1 OAC)
Saturday, April 14, 2018, 3 pm - Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center, Lima, Ohio
Saturday's Match: The Ohio Northern men's tennis team will host John Carroll in a key OAC battle on Saturday in Lima ... The match was scheduled for 1 pm at University Courts in Ada, but was moved indoors due to heavy rains forecast for the area ... The Polar Bears are coming off a 6-3 victory over Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday ... Junior Tim Kargl and freshman Hoang Do each posted a pair of victories in the contest to lead ONU ... Kargl won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles and teammed up with sophomore Andrew Garcia to win 8-6 at No. 2 doubles ... Do won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles and joined freshman Vinh Thai to win 8-5 at No. 1 doubles ... Thus far this season, Do leads the Polar Bears with a 10-6 singles record, followed by Thai at 9-6 ... In doubles play, sophomore Connor Christian is 11-6 and Do and Thai are each 11-7 in doubles play ... Overall, Do (21-13) and Thai (20-13) lead the Polar Bears ... The 3-time defending OAC Champion Blue Streaks have won 25 consecutive OAC regular season matches, including a 9-0 win over Muskingum on Friday ... JCU started its season 2-7 against a very difficult schedule ... Tyler Cole leads the team in singles play with a 10-9 record ... Adi Jha is a team-best 10-6 record in doubles play and Cole has a team-best 19 wins overall.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Singles Wins | Doubles Wins | Overall Wins | ||||||||
1. | Do | 10-6 | 1. | Christian | 11-6 | 1. | Do | 21-13 | ||
2. | Thai | 9-6 | Do | 11-7 | 2. | Thai | 20-13 | |||
3. | Abbott | 7-5 | Thai | 11-7 | 3. | Kargl | 17-16 | |||
Frantz | 7-7 | |||||||||
Kargl | 7-9 |
Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 25-10 margin ... JCU has won 3 straight, including a 9-0 decision last season.
Head Coach Mike Bonnell: Bonnell is in his second season as head coach of the Polar Bears and has a 20-17 record, a winning percentage of .541.