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Wood, Boyce win singles matches as Men's Tennis falls to DePauw (Ind.) 5-2

Wood, Boyce win singles matches as Men's Tennis falls to DePauw (Ind.) 5-2
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March 29, 2025

LIMA — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to DePauw (Ind.) indoors on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (6-6 Overall); DePauw (8-6 Overall).
  • Venues: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Individual Highlights

  • Sophomore Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) and freshman Noah Boyce (Oakwood) each won singles matches to lead the Polar Bears.
  • DU swept the doubles courts to take the doubles point, then won four of the six singles courts to record the victory.
  • Wood won 6-7(7), 6-4, 10-5 at No. 2 singles.
  • Boyce won 7-6(5), 6-4 at No. 3 singles.
  • Senior Sam Sran (Punjab, India/St. Stephens and Gian Jyoti Global) went three sets at No. 5 singles before falling 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

Notables

  • The Tigers lead the series between the two schools by a 1-0 margin.
  • The NCAA had adopted a 7-point team scoring system for Division III, where the three doubles contests only count for one team point as is used in NCAA Divisions I and II.
  • Wood leads the team with a 15-5 singles record and Boyce is right behind at 14-7.
  • Senior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.), Wood and Boyce each have 9 doubles wins.
  • Wood has a team-best 24-17 overall record.
  • Boyce is second overall at 23-18.
  • Specht is 114-78 overall in his career, which includes a 53-42 singles mark and a 61-36 doubles record.
  • Sran is 50-40 in singles, 28-37 in doubles and is 78-77 overall.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 38-20 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .655.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Wednesday at home against Cedarville at 3:30 pm.