Men's Tennis opens spring season with victories over Greenville, Anderson on first day of Transylvania (Ky.) Winter Classic

Men's Tennis opens spring season with victories over Greenville, Anderson on first day of Transylvania (Ky.) Winter Classic
February 8, 2025

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened up its spring schedule with a 4-3 victory over Greenville (Ill.) and a 5-2 victory over Anderson (Ind.) on the first day the Transylvania (Ky.) Winter Classic on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (2-0 Overall); Greenville (3-1 Overall); Anderson (2-3 Overall).
  • Venue: Top Seed Tennis Club - Nicholasville, Ky.

Individual Highlights

  • Junior T.J. Schultz (Grand Blanc, Mich.), sophomore Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) and freshman Noah Boyce (Oakwood) each posted 3-1 records.
  • Each of the three men went 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles play
  • Against, Greenville, ONU won the doubles point by winning at #2 and 3 doubles, then won at Nos. 2-3-4 singles to win the match 4-3.
  • Against Anderson, Northern dropped the doubles point, but won at Nos. 1-5 singles to rally for the 5-2 win.

Notables

  • This is the first two of three matches ONU is scheduled to compete in over the weeknd.
  • The NCAA had adopted a 7-point team scoring system for Division III, where the three doubles contests only count for one team point as is used in NCAA Divisions I and II.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 31-14 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .689.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will conclude their weekend of competition against tournament host Transylvania (Ky.) on Sunday morning at 11 am.

Ohio Northern 4, Greenville (Ill.) 3

Doubles

  1. Andres Sanchez/Rafael Rodriguez (GC) def. Peyton Specht/Tyler Wood, 6-3
  2. T.J. Schultz/Noah Boyce (ONU) def. Gacria Turjillo/Jade Dynamic, 6-2
  3. Jakub Wierzba/Kessler Hackenberger (ONU) def. Colton Hulme/Clark Kent, 6-2

Singles

  1. Andres Sanchez (GC) def. Peyton Specht (ONU), 7-5, 6-2
  2. T.J. Schultz (ONU) def. Rafael Rodriguez (GC), 7-5, 4-6, 10-3
  3. Tyler Wood (ONU) def. Colton Hulme (GC), 6-2, 4-6, 11-9
  4. Noah Boyce (ONU) def. Garcia Trujillo (GC), 6-0, 6-2
  5. Clark Kent (GC) def. Kessler Hackenberger (ONU), 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
  6. Jean Sanabria (GC) def. Kosuke Asada (ONU), 6-3, 6-3

Ohio Northern 5, Anderson (Ind.) 2

Doubles

  1. Peyton Specht/Tyler Wood (ONU) def. Arturo Mendoza/Martin Suarez (AU), 6-2
  2. Pedro Alves Sette/Dylan Lemon (AU) def. T.J. Schultz/Noah Boyce (ONU), 6-2
  3. Davis Borders/Luis Angel Guerro Lara (AU) def. Jakub Wierzba/Kessler Hackenberger (ONU), 6-4

Singles

  1. Peyton Specht (ONU) def. Martin Suarez (AU), 6-3, 6-0 
  2. T.J. Schultz (ONU) def. Arturo Mendoza (AU), 6-4, 6-1
  3. Tyler Wood (ONU) def. Pedro Alves Sette (AU), 6-2, 7-5
  4. Noah Boyce (ONU) v Luis Angel Guerro Lara (AU), 6-2, 6-4
  5. Kessler Hackenberger (ONU) def. Davis Borders (AU), 6-4, 6-4
  6. Dylan Lemon (AU) def. Kosuke Asada (ONU), 6-3, 6-2