Men's Tennis: Ohio Northern (13-8 Overall) at Mount Vernon Nazarene (2-17 Overall)
Saturday, April 28, 2018, 1 pm - Ramser Tennis Courts, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Saturday's Match: The Ohio Northern men's tennis team will wrap up its regular season schedule with a 1 pm non-conference contest at Mount Vernon Nazarene on Saturday ... ONU has clinched the No. 3 seed in next week's OAC Tournament and will host the sixth-seeded Capital in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday at University Courts in Ada at 4 pm ... The Polar Bears have also clinched their first winning season since 2014 ... ONU is coming off a 6-3 loss at Adrian (Mich.) on Wednesday ... Freshman Vinh Thai won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and combined with freshman Hoang Do to win 8-4 at No. 1 doubles to lead ONU ... Thus far this season, Do and Thai lead the Polar Bears with 13-8 and 12-8 singles records, respectively ... In doubles play, sophomore Connor Christian is 15-8 and Do and Thai are each 15-9 ... Overall, Do is 28-17 and Thai is 27-17 on the season ... Mount Vernon Nazarene, an NAIA school, enters Saturday's match off a 9-0 loss to Indiana Tech on April 17 ... MVNU is 0-3 against OAC foes this season, dropping matches to Baldwin Wallace and Otterbein in the fall and Marietta this spring.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Singles Wins | Doubles Wins | Overall Wins | ||||||||
| 1. | Do | 13-8 | 1. | Christian | 15-8 | 1. | Do | 28-17 | ||
| 2. | Thai | 12-8 | Do | 15-9 | 2. | Thai | 27-17 | |||
| 3. | Abbott | 10-7 | Thai | 15-9 | 3. | Abbott | 23-12 | |||
| Kargl | 10-11 | Christian | 23-23 |
Series: This is the first ever meeting between the two schools.
Head Coach Mike Bonnell: Bonnell is in his second season as head coach of the Polar Bears and has a 24-19 record, a winning percentage of .558.