Men's Tennis falls to 8-5 on season with tight 5-4 loss to Washington (College (Md.)

Men's Tennis falls to 8-5 on season with tight 5-4 loss to Washington (College (Md.)
March 12, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team fell to 1-1 on its spring break trip with a tight 5-4 loss to Washington College (Md.) on Tuesday afternoon at the United States Tennis Academy.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (8-5 overall), Washington College (2-2 overall)
  • Venue: USTA Courts 15-20 - Orlando, Fla.

The Match

  • Northern split the three singles courts after falling in two of the three the three doubles courts.
  • Junior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.), freshman Tyler Wood (Toldeo/St. John's Jesuit) and freshman Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) all won singles matches.
  • Specht won 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 at No. 2, Wood won 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 at No. 4 and Hackenberger won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6.
  • Hackenberger and junior Drew Swisher (Findlay) won 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.

Notables

  • The match was the second of Northern's five-match spring break trip this week.
  • Hackenberger went 2-0 on the day.
  • Wood leads the team with a 12-5 singles record.
  • Specht has a team-best 14-4 doubles mark and Hackenberger is a team-best 23-5 overall.
  • ONU is now 0-1 all-time against WC.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 19-13 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .594.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday against St. Francis (Ind.) at 11:30 am at the Sandlando Courts in Alatamonte Springs, Fla.