Men's Tennis: OAC Tournament Quarterfinals - Ohio Northern (6-12 Overall, 3-5 OAC) at Otterbein (12-7 Overall, 6-2 OAC)
Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 3:30 pm, Otterbein Tennis Courts, Westerville, Ohio
Wednesday's Match: Northern enters this year's Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals as the No. 6 seed ... ONU has reached the OAC Tournament finals in 11 of the last 14 seasons ... The Polar Bears have won the OAC Tournament 10 times in its 31 year history ... Northern has finished in the top four in 30 of the 31 OAC Tournaments ... Northern claimed the No. 6 seed Saturday after defeating Heidelberg 8-1 ... The team of senior John Mostowy and freshman Tim Kargl won at No. 1 doubles 8-6, while the team of freshmen David Hayman and Jake Abbot won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles ... Juniors Alex Genbauffe and Daniel Warren were victorious at No. 3 doubles 8-4 ... In singles competition Mostowy led the way for ONU as he and Hayman won at No. 1 and No. 3 singles 6-1, 6-1, respectively ... Kargl won at No. 2 singles 2-6, 6-3, 10-8, while Abbot won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4 singles ... At No. 5 singles, Genbauffe won 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 ... The Cardinals are the No. 3 seed in the tournament and enter the tournament riding a three match win streak ... Senior David Seckl leads the team with an overall record of 23-15, while senior Will Willson is 22-13 overall ... Seckl and Willson lead the Cardinals with a 12-5 record at No. 1 doubles play this season ... Freshman Tyler Wharton leads the team with a 14-6 record in singles play.
Statistical Leaders
| Singles Wins |
Doubles Wins |
Overall Wins |
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| 1. | Mostowy | 8 | 1. | Mostowy | 10 | 1. | Letizia | 18 | ||
| Hayman | 8 | 2. |
Kargl | 9 | 2. | Kargl | 14 | |||
| 3. |
Abbott |
5 | 3. | Hayman | 5 | 3. | Hayman | 13 | ||
| Kargl | 5 | Abbott | 5 | |||||||
| Genbauffe | 5 |
Series Records: Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 36-6 margin ... The Polar Bears have won 12 of the last 15 meetings between the two schools.
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 117-57 record, a winning percentage of .672.