TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Wittenberg men's tennis team opened the spring portion of its 2023-24 schedule with a 9-0 loss at Rose-Hulman on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (0-3 overall), Rose-Hulman (3-1 overall)
• Venue: Terre Haute Bubble - Terre Haute, Ind.
• Wittenberg is now 1-1 all-time against Rose-Hulman.

The Match

• Rose-Hulman opened by winning all three doubles courts.
• Junior Ethan Libby (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) and senior Kyle Fout (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) fell 7-8 (2-7) at No. 1 doubles, freshmen Jacob Bennett (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) and Sven Van den Eerenbeemt (S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/Gymnasium Beekvliet) fell 3-8 at No. 2 doubles, and junior Mark Trinka (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) and freshman Henry Smith-Heston (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) fell 1-8 at No. 3 doubles.
• Libby fell 3-6, 1-6 at No. 1 singles.
• Trinka fell 2-6, 1-6 at No. 2 singles.
• Bennett withdrew at No. 3 singles.
• Fout fell 1-6, 3-6 at No. 4 singles.
• Freshman Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) fell 3-6, 3-6 at No. 5 singles.
• Van den Eerenbeemt fell 3-6, 4-6 at No. 6 singles.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Sunday hosting Hanover at 9 a.m. at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Dayton.