Freshman Noah Boyce wins his singles flight as Men's Tennis opens 2024-25 schedule at DePauw (Ind.) Invitational

Freshman Noah Boyce wins his singles flight as Men's Tennis opens 2024-25 schedule at DePauw (Ind.) Invitational
September 8, 2024

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened its 2024-25 season at the DePauw (Ind.) Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Blackstock Courts.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall)
  • Venue: Blackstock Courts - Greencastle, Ind.
  • The match did not have any team scoring.
  • There were eight teams competing, with eight players each in seven singles flights and eight doubles teams in four doubles flights.
  • Each singles player and doubles team was guaranteed three matches in their respective flight, whoch determined places 1-8 in each flight.

Match Highlights

  • Freshman Noah Boyce (Oakwood) led the Polar Bears by winning singles flight 6 with a 3-0 record.
  • He also combined with junior T.J. Schultz (Grand Blanc, Mich.) to finish second in doubles flight 2 with a 2-1 mark.
  • Sophomores Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's), Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) and Kosuke Asada (Findlay) finished third in flights 4, 5, and 7, respectively.
  • Senior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.) and junior Nico Rogel (Alicante, Spain/Hoosac) were fourth in their flights.
  • Hackenberger and senior Sam Sran (Punjab, India/St. Stephens and Gian Jyoti Global) were second in the #2 doubles flight.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears will compete in three tournaments during their fall schedule.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 29-14 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .674.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the Hope (Mich.) Invitational.