Men's Tennis finishes 1-1 after Day 1 at Transylvania (Ky.) Invite

Men's Tennis finishes 1-1 after Day 1 at Transylvania (Ky.) Invite
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February 19, 2022

By Andrew Loewe

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team traveled to the Transylvania (Ky.) Invite to open their spring season and defeated Greenville (Ill.) 7-2 in the morning match and fell 9-0 to Asbury (Ky.) in the afternoon match at Top Seed Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears finish the day with a 5-2 overall record this season, Greenville (Ill.) is 5-1, and Asbury (Ky.) is 3-0.

Fifth-year senior Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles), and freshmen Peyton Specht (Munster, Ill.) and Drew Swisher (Findlay) all went 2-2 on the day.

Junior Matt Garcia (Downer's Grove, Ill./South) was 1-1 on the day at both No. 1 doubles matches.

Freshamn Sam Sran (PB, India/St. Stephens and Gian Jyoti Global) was 1-1 on the day at both No. 5 singles matches with a 6-2, 6-3 win in the morning match.

Ohio Northern will face Transylvania (Ky.) on Sunday at 10 a.m. to finish the Transylvania Invite.

Match 1: Ohio Northern 7, Greenville (Ill.) 2

Singles

  1. Andres Sanchez (GVILLE) def. Tristan Munteanu (ONUM) 6-0, 6-4
  2. Rafael Rodriguez (GVILLE) def. Andrew Cochran (ONUM) 6-4, 6-2
  3. Vinh Thai (ONUM) def. Clark Kent (GVILLE) 6-1, 6-2
  4. Peyton Specht (ONUM) def. Austin Burkhart (GVILLE) 6-1, 6-1
  5. Sam Sran (ONUM) def. Thibaut Tignee (GVILLE) 6-2, 6-3
  6. Drew Swisher (ONUM) def. Luke Motsinger (GVILLE) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

  1. Matt Garcia/Peyton Specht (ONUM) def. Rafael Rodriguez/Clark Kent (GVILLE) 8-7 (7-2)
  2. Vinh Thai/Zach Beaschler (ONUM) def. Andres Sanchez/Luke Motsinger (GVILLE) 8-3
  3. Andrew Cochran/Drew Swisher (ONUM) def. Austin Burkhart/Thibaut Tignee (GVILLE) 8-7 (7-3)

Match 2: Asbury (Ky.) 9, Ohio Northern 0

Singles

  1. Greg Ingles (ASBURY) def. Tristan Munteanu (ONUM) 6-3, 6-2
  2. Rodrigo Cavero (ASBURY) def. Andrew Cochran (ONUM) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
  3. Joseph Lewis (ASBURY) def. Vinh Thai (ONUM) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
  4. Alejandro Caceres (ASBURY) def. Peyton Specht (ONUM) 6-2, 6-1
  5. Duarte Teixeira (ASBURY) def. Sam Sran (ONUM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
  6. Felipe Penuela (ASBURY) def. Drew Swisher (ONUM) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles 

  1. Greg Ingles/Duarte Teixeira (ASBURY) def. Matt Garcia/Peyton Specht (ONUM) 8-6
  2. Rodrigo Cavero/Joseph Lewis (ASBURY) def. Vinh Thai/Tristan Munteanu (ONUM) 8-5
  3. Tanner Sparks/Felipe Penuela (ASBURY) def. Andrew Cochran/Drew Swisher (ONUM) 8-3