Men's Tennis: Ohio Northern (0-1 Overall) at ITA Central Regional Championships
Fri.-Sun., Sept. 28-30, 2018 - Dwight Davis Tennis Complex, Forest Park, Mo.
This weekend's tournament: The Ohio Northern men's tennis team will travel west to Saint Louis, Mo., to participate in the annual ITA Central Regional Championships, hosted by Washington (Mo.) ... The single-elimination tournament features a 128-man singles field and a 64-team doubles draw ... Those eliminated in the first round will fall back to a consolation tournament, guaranteeing every player at least two matches ... The polar Bears are coming off a 6-1 loss at NCAA Division II foe Findlay last Saturday ... Sophomore Vinh Thai notched Ohio Northern's win, posting a 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 victory at No. 1 singles ... Thus far this season, Thai leads the Polar Bears with a 4-0 singles mark and a 6-1 overall record ... Sophomore Joji Imatomi and freshman Nate Meadors are both 3-0 in singles play ... Junior Connor Christian and Imatomi are 2-0 in doubles play and Imatomi is undefeated at 5-0 overall.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Singles Wins | Doubles Wins | Overall Wins | ||||||||
| 1. | Thai | 4-0 | 1. | Christian | 2-0 | 1. | Thai | 6-1 | ||
| 2. | Imatomi | 3-0 | Imatomi | 2-0 | 2. | Imatomi | 5-0 | |||
| Meadors | 3-0 | Thai | 2-1 | Christian | 5-1 | |||||
| Christian | 3-1 | Elliott | 2-1 | Elliott | 5-2 | |||||
| Elliott | 3-1 | Meadors | 2-1 | Meadors | 5-2 | |||||
| Cochran | 3-1 | Cochran | 2-1 | Cochran | 5-2 |
Head Coach Mike Bonnell: Bonnell is in his third season as head coach of the Polar Bears and has a 26-21 record, a winning percentage of .553.