Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis falls 9-0 to Trine in final game of spring break schedule

Wittenberg

Trine University

Sammy Yin / Andrew Spirrison (TRINE-M)
def. Ethan Libby / Kyle Fout (WITM)

8-7 (7-3)

Cole Goodman / Drew Dixon (TRINE-M)
def. Mark Trinka / Henry Smith-Heston (WITM)

8-2

Caleb Morris / Nicholas Jen (TRINE-M)
def. Sven Eerenbeemt / Jacob Bennett (WITM)

8-2

Sammy Yin (TRINE-M)
def. Ethan Libby (WITM)

6-1, 6-3

Cole Goodman (TRINE-M)
def. Mark Trinka (WITM)

7-5, 7-5

Andrew Spirrison (TRINE-M)
def. Kyle Fout (WITM)

6-1, 6-0

Elijah Schilthuis (TRINE-M)
def. Sven Eerenbeemt (WITM)

6-4, 6-4

Caleb Morris (TRINE-M)
def. Jacob Bennett (WITM)

6-4, 6-3

Drew Dixon (TRINE-M)
def. Andrew Garofoli (WITM)

6-3, 6-0

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Wittenberg men's and women's tennis student-athletes and coaches gather at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.

Posted: Mar 07, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Wittenberg men's tennis team closed out its four-game spring break trip in Florida on Thursday with a 9-0 loss to Trine.

Wittenberg junior Ethan Libby (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) and senior Kyle Fout (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) battled in a tight match on the No. 1 doubles court, ultimately falling 7-8(3) in a tiebreaker.
Also in doubles play, junior Mark Trinka (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) and freshman Henry Smith-Heston (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) fell 2-8 at No. 2, and freshmen Sven Van den Eerenbeemt (S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/Gymnasium Beekvliet) and Jacob Bennett (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) fell 2-8 at No. 3
Libby fell 1-6, 3-6 at No. 1 singles.
Trinka fell 5-7, 5-7 in a tight loss at No. 2 singles.
Fout fell 1-6, 0-6 at No. 3 singles.
Eerenbeemt fell 4-6, 4-6 at No. 4 singles.
Bennett fell 4-6, 3-6 at No. 5 singles.
Freshman Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) fell 3-6, 0-6 at No. 6 singles.

"We saw some major improvements from both the men's and women's teams this week. It was a long, hot week with a lot of tennis. I'm proud of our fight and mental toughness through some matches that didn't go our way. It's time to rest up and get ready for the second half of the season. Go Tigers!"