Men's Tennis opens home schedule against Kalamazoo (Mich.) indoors at Westwood Tennis Center

Men's Tennis opens home schedule against Kalamazoo (Mich.) indoors at Westwood Tennis Center
February 14, 2025

LIMA — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened the home portion of its schedule on Friday afternoon with a 7-0 loss to Kalamazoo (Mich.) indoors at the Westwood Tennis Center.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall); Kalamazoo (2-1 Overall).
  • Venue: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Individual Highlights

  • Senior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.) and sophomore Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) won 7-6 at No. 1 doubles.
  • Sophomore Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) took his opponent to a third set tiebreaker at No. 5 singles before falling 4-6, 6-2, 4-10.

Notables

  • Kalamazoo won the doubles point by taking two of the three doubles matches, then won all of the six singles courts to record the victory.
  • 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 35-15 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .700.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action March 2 at Oberlin.