Men's Tennis falls to NCAA Division II Cedarville 5-2 in non-conference battle

Men's Tennis falls to NCAA Division II Cedarville 5-2 in non-conference battle
Box Score
September 26, 2023

CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to NCAA Division II Cedarville on Tuesday night at the Johnson-Murdoch Tennis Complex.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (4-1), Cedarville (4-1)
  • Venue: Johnson-Murdoch Tennis Complex - Cedarville, Ohio

The Match

  • Ohio Northern won the doubles point with victories at Nos. 2-3 doubles.
  • The match was played by NCAA Division II rules with the doubles winner scoring 1 team point, rather then the 3-team point scoring rule in Division III.
  • Under Division III rules, this would have been a 6-3 CU decision.
  • Junior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.) and freshman Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's Jesuit) won 6-3 at No. 2 doubles and sophomore Drew Swisher (Findlay) and freshman Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) won 7-6 (4) at No. 3 doubles to give ONU a 1-0 lead.
  • Sophomore Nico Rogel (Alicante, Spain/Hoosac) won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6 singles to grab the lone singles court for the Polar Bears.
  • The Yellow Jackets won Nos. 1-5 singles to take the match.

Notables

  • Cedarville now leads the all-time series between the two schools by an 11-7-1 margin.
  • Sean Swisher is now 17-9 in his second season as head coach of the ONU men's tennis team.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will wrap up their fall season this weekend with split-squad competitions at the ITA Central Regionals at Kalamazoo, Mich., and at the Denison Invitational Friday and Saturday.