Men's Tennis begins Mike Bonnell era with 8-1 victory at Olivet (Mich.)
By Tim Glon
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team began the Mike Bonnell era with an 8-1 victory at Olivet (Mich.) on Sunday afternoon at the Minges Creek Athletic Club.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Comets fall to 0-7.
Sophomore Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) led Ohio Northern with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles and an 8-3 victory with freshman Andrew Garcia (Downers Grove, Ill./South) at No. 1 doubles.
Sophomore Jake Abbott (Kenton), freshman Tyler Frantz (Bellefontaine), junior Cody Hurley (Centerville) and senior Dan Warren (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln) also won singles matches for ONU.
Abbott and Frantz also won at No. 2 doubles and Hurley and Warren won at No. 3 doubles.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday with a tri-match at Penn State-Behrend with Pitt-Bradford.
Ohio Northern 8, Olivet (Mich.) 1
Singles
1. Tim Kargl (ONU) def. Zach Croze, 6-4, 6-3
2. Aaron Green (OC) def. Andrew Garcia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
3. Jake Abbott (ONU) def. Ben Morris, 6-2, 6-0
4. Tyler Frantz (ONU) def. Jacob Richards, 6-0, 6-1
5. Cody Hurley (ONU) def. Tyler Nobel, 6-0, 6-0
6. Dan Warren (ONU) def. Mike Tran, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Kargl / Garcia (ONU) def. Croze / Green, 8-3
2. Abbott / Frantz (ONU) def. Morris / Richards, 8-0
3. Hurley / Warren (ONU) def. Nobel / Tran, 8-0