Hoang Do wins at No. 4 singles, No. 2 doubles to lead Men's Tennis in 5-4 loss at Ohio Wesleyan

By Tim Glon

DELAWARE — Sophomore Hoang Do (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) won at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles to lead the Ohio Northern men's tennis team in a 5-4 non-conference loss at Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon at the Luttinger Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 5-6 on the season, while the Battling Bishops improve to 13-8.

Do and freshman Zach Beaschler (Ada) won 8-7(3) at No. 2 doubles to get ONU within 2-1 after doubles play.

OWU then got singles wins at Nos. 6 and 3 to extend its lead to 4-1 before Do won 7-5, 6-3 at No. 4 singles to make it 5-2.

The Bishops put the match away with a win at No. 5 singles, but Northern battled to the end as freshman Noah Elliott (Hilliard/Davidson) and sophomore Vinh Thai (Hilliard/Davidson) wrapped up the match with a 7-5, 7-5 win at No. 2 and a 7-5, 6-0 win at No. 1, respectively.

The Polar Bears will begin Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday with a 1 pm match at Mount Union.

Ohio Wesleyan 5, Ohio Northern 4

Singles

1. Vinh Thai (ONUM) def. Jack Hibbard (OWUM) 7-5, 6-0
2. Noah Elliott (ONUM) def. Omar Santiagonunez (OWUM) 7-5, 7-5
3. Felipe Duarte Rico (OWUM) def. Zach Beaschler (ONUM) 6-0, 6-3
4. Hoang Do (ONUM) def. Ben Stein (OWUM) 7-5, 6-1
5. Miller Buckholz (OWUM) def. Andrew Cochran (ONUM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
6. Ryan Simon (OWUM) def. Connor Christian (ONUM) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles

1. Jack Hibbard/Omar Santiagonunez (OWUM) def. Noah Elliott/Vinh Thai (ONUM) 8-3
2. Zach Beaschler/Hoang Do (ONUM) def. Felipe Duarte Rico/Ben Stein (OWUM) 8-7 (7-3)
3. Miller Buckholz/Ryan Simon (OWUM) def. Andrew Cochran/Nate Meadors (ONUM) 8-0

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