Men's Tennis

Trinka posts 2-0 mark as Men's Tennis falls 6-3 to Ohio Wesleyan

Ohio Wesleyan

Wittenberg

Doubles

Jacob Bennett / Ethan Libby (WITM)
def. Kobe Francis / Mark Siriwanichkul (OWUM)

8-7 (7-5)

Mark Trinka / S.Van den Eerenbeemt (WITM)
def. Marcelo Aguilar / Elliot Spicer (OWUM)

8-5

Gabe Fogle / Rainer Holl (OWUM)
def. Andrew Garofoli / Henry Smith-Heston (WITM)

8-5

Singles

Mark Siriwanichkul (OWUM)
def. Ethan Libby (WITM)

6-3, 6-3

Mark Trinka (WITM)
def. Marcelo Aguilar (OWUM)

6-2, 2-6, 6-1

Kobe Francis (OWUM)
def. Jacob Bennett (WITM)

6-4, 6-4

Gabe Fogle (OWUM)
def. Andrew Garofoli (WITM)

7-5, 6-0

Max Jody (OWUM)
def. S.Van den Eerenbeemt (WITM)

7-6 (8-6), 6-4

Elliot Spicer (OWUM)
def. Henry Smith-Heston (WITM)

6-1, 6-2

full stats

Junior Mark Trinka

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

DAYTON — Junior Mark Trinka (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) posted a 2-0 mark to lead the Wittenberg men's tennis team in a 6-3 loss to Ohio Wesleyan in an indoor match on Wednesday in North Coast Athletic Conference play.

The Basics

Records: Wittenberg (1-16 overall, 0-5 NCAC), Ohio Wesleyan (7-7 overall, 1-4 NCAC)
Venue: Five Seasons Sports Club - Dayton, Ohio
Wittenberg is now 33-26 all-time against Ohio Wesleyan.

The Match

Trinka helped Wittenberg take two of the three doubles courts to open the match. He paired with freshman Sven Van den Eerenbeemt (S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/Gymnasium Beekvliet) to win 8-5 at No. 2.
Junior Ethan Libby (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) and freshman Jacob Bennett (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) won 8-7(7-5) at No. 1 singles.
Freshmen Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) and Henry Smith-Heston (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) fell 5-8 at No. 3 doubles.
Trinka was the lone Tiger to win in singles play, taking a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 victory at No. 2.
Libby fell 3-6, 3-6 at No. 1, Bennett fell 4-6, 4-6 at No. 3, Garofoli fell 5-7, 0-6 at No. 4, Van den Eerenbeemt fell 6-7(6-8), 4-6 at No. 5, and Smith-Heston fell 1-6, 2-6 at No. 6.