Men's Tennis: Ohio Northern (6-11 Overall, 3-4 OAC) at Capital (9-12 Overall, 4-3 OAC)
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 1 pm - CU Tennis Courts, Columbus, Ohio
Saturday's Match: The Polar Bears will wrap up their regular season on Saturday with a 1 pm match at Capital ... ONU has clinched a spot in next week's 8-team OAC Tournament ... With a victory today by at least a 7-2 score, ONU would move into the #5 seed by finishing in a 3-way tie with CU and Mount Union for fourth in the league ... Any other result would leave ONU as the #6 seed ... Thus far this season, senior John Mostowy and freshman David Hayman lead the team with 8 singles wins each ... In doubles play, Mostowy is a team-best 9-8 and Mostowy is a team-best 17-15 overall ... Freshmen Tim Kargl and Jake Abbott have 5 singles wins each ... In his four seasons as a Polar Bear, senior John Mostowy is 53-23 in singles, 58-27 in doubles and is 111-50 overall ... His 111 wins ranks 14th all-time at ONU ... The OAC Tournament quarterfinals are on campus sites on May 3 ... The semifinals are May 6 and the final are May 7 at the Lindner Tennis Center in Mason ... CU will clinch the #3 seed with a victory today and would be the #4 seed with a 5-4 or 6-3 loss ... A 7-2, 8-1 or 9-0 loss would leave the Crusaders as the #6 seed ... Capital is coming off a 9-0 win over Heidelberg on Monday ... Luke Buchanan led CU with a 6-0, 6-0 win at #1 singles ... Jared Judson leads the Crusaders with 9 singles wins, 11 doubles wins and 20 overall victories.
Statistical Leaders
Singles Wins |
Doubles Wins |
Overall Wins |
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1. | Mostowy | 8 | 1. |
Mostowy |
9 |
1. | Mostowy | 17 | ||
Hayman | 8 | 2. |
Kargl |
8 |
2. |
Hayman | 13 |
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3. |
Kargl |
5 |
3. |
3 Tied with | 5 |
Kargl |
13 |
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Abbott | 5 |
Series Records: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 33-17 margin ... CU has won 3 straight matches in the series, including 5-0 and 8-1 decisions last season.
Head Coach Bob Rohan: Rohan is in his 9th season as head coach of the Polar Bears ... In his first eight seasons, Rohan has captured three OAC regular season and OAC Tournament titles. ... He ranks second all-time in ONU men's tennis history with a 117-56 record, a winning percentage of .676.