Men's Tennis

Tennis powers past Pioneers

MASON, Ohio – The Heidelberg University men's and women's tennis teams defeated Marietta College in neutral site OAC matches on Saturday. The men's team swept the Pioneers, 9-0, and the women's team won, 7-2.

For the men (7-6, 2-3 OAC) Zach Schwenning and Matt McDivitt won at first doubles, 8-5. Schwenning won at first singles, 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. McDivitt won his match, 6-2 6-0.

At second doubles, Dorion Kempf and Tyler Flickinger upended their counterparts, 8-4. Kempf was victorious at second singles, 7-6 (7-0) 2-6 6-3. Flickinger dominated fourth singles, 6-1 6-0.

At third doubles, Dan Driscoll and Benjamin Moore combined to defeat MC, 8-2. At third singles, Moore won his match, 6-1 6-4. Driscoll was triumphant at sixth singles, 7-5 6-0.

The women (7-7, 4-2 OAC) swept doubles play, highlighted by Sofey Fugate and Katie Strahan's 8-1 win at firsts. Deidre Potter and Nicole Miller won at seconds, 8-6. Sara Potts and Rachael Brushaber won by injury default.

Fugate won at first singles, 6-0 6-0, and Strahan won at twos, 6-1 6-1.

Potter was a winner at the threes, 6-4 6-4.

At fours, Millar lost a close match, 7-5 (7-6) 6-4. Potts picked up a win at fives, 6-3 6-3.

Melissa Lovati lost a marathon match at sixes, 6-1 6-7 (0-7), 1-0 (10-8).

Both teams will stay in Mason for a match on Sunday. The men face Baldwin Wallace and the women take on Muskingum.

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Players Mentioned

Dan Driscoll

Dan Driscoll

Sophomore
Tyler Flickinger

Tyler Flickinger

Freshman
Matt McDivitt

Matt McDivitt

Senior
Zach Schwenning

Zach Schwenning

Senior

Players Mentioned

Dan Driscoll

Dan Driscoll

Sophomore
Tyler Flickinger

Tyler Flickinger

Freshman
Matt McDivitt

Matt McDivitt

Senior
Zach Schwenning

Zach Schwenning

Senior