Peyton Specht named OAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week

By Marissa Myers

ADA – Ohio Northern junior Peyton Specht (Munster, Ind.) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 8-14.

The recognition comes after rebounding for a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory at No. 2 singles to break a 4-4 tie at John Carroll on Saturday. He also won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles, making him 2-0 on the day. The ONU men's tennis team still remains unbeaten in the league.

Specht is tied with freshman Kessler Hackenberger for a team-best 19 doubles wins on the year.

This is Specht's fourth time receiving the honor in his career.

The Polar Bears (14-5 overall, 3-0 OAC) return to action on Tuesday at the West Campus Courts against Otterbein (7-5 overall, 3-0 OAC) at 3:30 p.m.