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Top-seeded Men's Tennis advances to finals of OAC Tournament with 5-0 semifinal victory over Baldwin Wallace

Top-seeded Men's Tennis advances to finals of OAC Tournament with 5-0 semifinal victory over Baldwin Wallace
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May 3, 2024

LIMA — The top-seeded Ohio Northern men's tennis team advanced to the championship match of the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament with a 5-0 victory over Baldwin Wallace in the semifinals on Friday.

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The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (18-5 Overall), Baldwin Wallace (15-7 Overall)
  • Venue: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Junior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.) and freshman Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles to give ONU a 1-0 lead.
  • Senior Drew Swisher (Findlay) and freshman Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) won 8-4 at No. 3 doubles to make it 2-0.
  • Junior T.J. Schultz (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and junior Sam Sran (Punjab, India/St. Stephens and Gian Jyoti Global) won 8-6 at No. 3 doubles to complete the doubles sweep.
  • Wood won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles to out the Polar Bears ahead 4-0.
  • Schultz won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles to end the match at 5-0.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears won their third consecutive OAC Regular Season title and its 12th overallto earn the No. 1 seed in this week's OAC Tournament.
  • ONU is now 39-12 all-time against Baldwin Wallace, including a 8-3 margin in the OAC Tournament.
  • Wood (18-6) lead the team in singles victories this season.
  • Specht a team-best 23-5 doubles record and Hackenberger is a team-best 38-7 overall.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 28-13 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .675.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm when they host second-seeded John Carrill in the championship match at the West Campus Courts.