Men’s Tennis: Spring Arbor (Mich.) (4-6 Overall) at Ohio Northern (1-2 Overall)
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, 5 p.m. - Findlay YMCA, Findlay, Ohio
Saturday's Match: Ohio Northern is hosting NAIA foe Spring Arbor (Mich.) on Saturday indoors at the Findlay YMCA … The Polar Bears are coming off last Sunday's 7-0 loss to Division II Findlay … UF swept the doubles courts, winning 6-2, 6-2 and 6-1 … Sophomore Tristan Munteanu put up a terrific fight at No. 1 singles before falling 6-4, 6-4 … Freshman Nico Rogel was competitive at No. 6 singles, eventually dropping a 6-2, 7-5 decision … Northern is led thus far this season by sophomore Sam Sran, junior Kavya Desai, Rogel and Munteanu … Sran is 15-4 overall, Desai is 13-5, Rogel is 11-4 and Munteanu is 10-7 … Top singles players include Sran (8-2), Desai (7-3), Rogel (6-3) and sophomore Drew Swisher (6-3) … Top doubles players include Sran (7-2), Munteanu (6-2), Desai (6-2) and Rogel (5-1) … The Polar Bears are currently 42-26 as a team in singles and 19-10 in doubles play … Spring Arbor (Mich.) is coming off last Saturday's 6-3 win over Greenville (Ill.) … The Cougars swept the three doubles courts … Fernando Espinosa won 5-7, 6-3, 10-6 at No. 4 singles, Ryan Loganadhan won 5-7, 6-2, 10-6 at No. 5 singles and J.T. Langlois won 7-5, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Singles Wins | Doubles Wins | Overall Wins | ||||||||
1. | Sran | 8-2 | 1. | Sran | 7-2 | 1. | Sran | 15-4 | ||
2. | Desai | 7-3 | 2. | Munteanu | 6-2 | 2. | Desai | 13-5 | ||
3. | Rogel | 6-3 | Desai | 6-2 | 3. | Rogel | 11-4 | |||
Swisher | 6-3 |
Series Record: Spring Arbor leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by a 2-0 margin ... SAU won 5-2 at home in 2019 and 6-2 at a neutral site in 2018.
Head Coach Sean Swisher: Swisher is in his first season as head coach and has a 1-2 record.