Top-seeded Men's Tennis wins third consecutive OAC Tournament title with 5-2 victory over John Carroll

Top-seeded Men's Tennis wins third consecutive OAC Tournament title with 5-2 victory over John Carroll
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May 4, 2024

LIMA — The top-seeded Ohio Northern men's tennis team won its third consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 5-2 victory over John Carroll in the Finals on Saturday afternoon.

The title is the 13th title overall for the Polar Bears. 

ONU receives the OAC's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.

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The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (19-5 Overall), John Carroll (10-9 Overall)
  • Venue: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Senior Drew Swisher (Findlay) and freshman Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) won 8-5 at No. 3 doubles to even the match at 1-1.
  • Junior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.) and freshman Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) won 8-2 at No. 2 doubles to give ONU a 2-1 lead heading into singles lead.
  • The victory was also the 100th career win for Specht, making him a mamber of ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • After the Blue Streaks won on court 1 to tie the match at 2-2, Wood won 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 singles to make it 3-2 Polar Bears.
  • Senior Kavya Desai (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6 singles to extend the lead to 4-2.
  • Specht ended the match with win No. 101 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears won their third consecutive OAC Regular Season title and its 12th overall to earn the No. 1 seed in this week's OAC Tournament.
  • Northern has now swept the OAC Regular Season and Tournament titles three consecutive seasons for the first time in school history.
  • ONU is now 31-14 all-time against John Carroll, including a 10-2 margin in the OAC Tournament.
  • Wood (19-6) lead the team in singles victories this season.
  • Specht a team-best 24-5 doubles record and Hackenberger is a team-best 39-7 overall.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 29-13 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .690.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will find out their NCAA Tournament opponent and site on Monday afternoon at 12:30 pm at NCAA.com.