Men's Tennis sweeps Concordia (Mich.) 9-0 in non-conference match

By Tim Glon

YIPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Ohio Northern men's tennis team moved to 7-6 on the season with a 9-0 sweep at Concordia (Mich.) on Monday afternoon at the Chippewa Tennis Club.

Sophomore Vinh Thai (Galloway/Saint Charles) and freshman Noah Elliott (Hilliard/Davidson) led the Polar Bears, who only lost 10 games in the match.

Thai won 6-1, (retired) at No. 1 singles and Elliott won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles after the pair had won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.

Freshman Andrew Cochran (Wooster) and freshman Zach Beaschler (Ada) won 8-4 at No. 2 doubles and junior Connor Christian (Gallipolis/Gallia Academy) and freshman Nate Meadors (Dublin/Jerome) won 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, Beaschler won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3, Cochran won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4, sophomore Joji Imatomi (Yokohama, Japan/Kamakura Gakuen) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 and sophomore Joshua McClure (Mount Vernon) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6.

The NAIA Cardinals fall to 2-6.

The Polar Bears will return to Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday with a match at Baldwin Wallace.