Men's Tennis falls 6-3 to Baldwin Wallace

Men's Tennis falls 6-3 to Baldwin Wallace

DAYTON — The Wittenberg men's tennis team lost by a score of 6-3 to Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Wittenberg (0-4 overall), Baldwin Wallace (4-0 overall)
  • Venue: Five Seasons Sports Club - Dayton, Ohio
  • Wittenberg is now 0-2 all-time against Baldwin Wallace.

The Match

  • The match started with Baldwin Wallace winning two of the three doubles courts.
  • Junior Ethan Libby (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) and senior Kyle Fout (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, junior Mark Trinka (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and Forest Hills) and freshman Henry Smith-Heston (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) fell 6-8 at No. 2 doubles, and the freshman duo of Jacob Bennett (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) and Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) went down 5-8 at No. 3 doubles.
  • Libby fell 4-6, 3-6 at No. 1 singles.
  • Trinka fell 2-6, 4-6 at No. 2 singles.
  • Fout won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
  • Bennett won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
  • Garofoli fell 2-6, 3-6 at No. 5 singles.
  • Smith-Heston fell 2-6, 2-6 at No. 6 singles.

Quote - Head coach Jacob Rankin

  • "Hard-fought battle today. If a few things had gone our way, the result could be entirely different. We're getting better each match and really stepped up the intensity today, so I'm happy overall with our performance."

Up Next

  • The Tigers return to action on Sunday hosting matches against Lourdes at 10 a.m. and Capital at 2 p.m. at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Dayton.