Men's Tennis

DeVito's First Coaching Win Highlights Final Two Days of Spring Break Trip

#24 Ave Maria (Fla.)
7
Wittenberg
0

Doubles

Kyle Fout / Ethan Libby
def. Andreu Solvia / Danil Mishchanin
6-3
Pedro Garcia / Juan Garcia
def. Benjamin Glassman / Justin Hardie
6-0
Gianmarco Punzo / Julien Mourad
def. Andrew Garofoli / Daniel Patel
6-3

Singles

Anderson Duggan
def. Ethan Libby
6-0, 6-1
Pedro Garcia
def. Kyle Fout
6-1, 6-1
Gianmarco Punzo
def. Justin Hardie
6-1, 6-1
Joao Felipe Almeida
def. Andrew Garofoli
6-3, 6-2
Danil Mishchanin
def. Benjamin Glassman
6-0, 6-0
Julien Mourad
def. Daniel Patel
6-0, 6-0
full stats

Northwestern (Minn.)
2
Wittenberg
5

Doubles

Kyle Fout / Ethan Libby
def. Carson Haack / Griffin Jarchow
6-4
Sam Majerus / Isaac Thomforde
def. Jacob Bennett / Justin Hardie
6-4
Andrew Garofoli / Benjamin Glassman
def. Caleb Jergenson / Caleb Swigart
6-4

Singles

Ethan Libby
def. Carson Haack
7-6, 6-3
Griffin Jarchow
def. Kyle Fout
4-6, 6-0, 1-0
Justin Hardie
def. Sam Majerus
6-4, 7-5
Jacob Bennett
def. Isaac Thomforde
6-4, 6-7, 1-0
Andrew Garofoli
def. Caleb Jergenson
6-1, 6-2
Caleb Swigart
def. Benjamin Glassman
6-2, 6-1
full stats

Central (Iowa)
5
Wittenberg
2

Doubles

Jacob Bennett / Ethan Libby
def. Ayden Fletcher / AJ Wilkins
6-4
Jack Briggs / Benny Ramker
def. Kyle Fout / Justin Hardie
6-2
Travis Subbert / Ernest Alvarez C.
def. Benjamin Glassman / Andrew Garofoli
6-3

Singles

Ethan Libby
def. Ayden Fletcher
7-6, 7-5
Kyle Fout
def. AJ Wilkins
6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Jack Briggs
def. Jacob Bennett
6-0, 6-0
Ernest Alvarez C.
def. Justin Hardie
6-3, 1-6, 10-8
Travis Subbert
def. Andrew Garofoli
6-3, 6-1
Benny Ramker
def. Benjamin Glassman
6-1, 6-2
full stats
Wittenberg Men's Tennis Jacob Bennett
Jacob Bennett | Photo by John Coffman
Posted: Mar 13, 2025

ORLANDO, FL – Wittenberg Men's Tennis put the finishing touches on Spring Break 2025 with three matches over the course of two days on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, in the process securing a landmark win for first-year Head Coach John DeVito.

The Tigers lost to Central (Iowa), 5-2, on Thursday morning, but then secured their first win of the season with a 5-2 victory over Northwestern (Minn.) on Thursday evening. On Friday morning, Wittenberg wrapped things up in the Sunshine State with a loss to nationally ranked NCAA Division II scholarship program Ave Maria at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.

Individually, Ethan Libby  (Loveland, OH / Loveland) won both of his singles matches in straight sets at the No. 1 position on Thursday, while Kyle Fout (Gahanna, OH / Gahanna Lincoln) went to three sets in both matches, winning against Central but losing against Northwestern.

It was a total team effort in the win over Northwestern, as the Tigers picked up the doubles point with wins by Libby and Jacob Bennett  (Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central) at No. 1 and the pairing of Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, OH / Springboro) and Benjamin Glassman (Woodbridge, CT / Amity Regional) at No. 3. Along with Libby, singles winners were Justin Hardie (Centerville, OH / Centerville) at No. 3, Bennett at No. 4, and Garofoli at No. 5.

Men's Tennis vs. Central

Singles

  • Court 1: Libby won 7-6, 7-5
  • Court 2: Fout won 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
  • Court 3: Bennett lost 0-6, 0-6
  • Court 4:  Hardie lost 3-6, 6-1, 8-10
  • Court 5: Garofoli lost 3-6, 1-6
  • Court 6: Glassman lost 1-6, 2-6

Doubles

  • Court 1: Bennett/Libby lost 6-7
  • Court 2: Fout/Hardie lost 2-6
  • Court 3: Glassman/Garofoli lost 3-6

Men's Tennis vs. Northwestern

Singles

  • Court 1: Libby won 7-6, 6-3
  • Court 2: Fout lost 6-4, 0-6, 8-10
  • Court 3: Hardie won 6-4, 7-5
  • Court 4: Bennett won 6-4, 6-7, 10-7 
  • Court 5: Garofoli won 6-1, 6-2
  • Court 6: Glassman lost 2-6, 1-6

Doubles

  • Court 1: Libby/Bennett won 6-4
  • Court 2: Fout/Hardie lost 4-6
  • Court 3: Garofoli/Glassman won 6-4

Men's Tennis vs. Ave Maria

Singles

  • Court 1: Libby lost 0-6, 1-6
  • Court 2: Fout lost 1-6, 1-6
  • Court 3: Hardie lost 1-6, 1-6
  • Court 4: Garofoli lost 3-6, 2-6
  • Court 5: Glassman lost 0-6, 0-6
  • Court 6: Daniel Patel (Pittsburgh, PA/ Shaler Area) lost 0-6, 0-6

The Tigers head home with an overall record of 1-9. Wittenberg returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at Baldwin Wallace.

  • Sat, 04/12 | Men's Tennis at #5 Denison (10:00 AM)
  • Sat, 04/05 | Men's Tennis at Wooster (5:00 PM)
  • Sun, 04/06 | Men's Tennis at Oberlin (4:30 PM)
  • Wed, 04/09 | Men's Tennis at Indiana-East (4:00 PM)
  • Fri, 04/11 | Men's Tennis at #20 Kenyon (1:00 PM)
  • Sat, 04/12 | Men's Tennis at #5 Denison (10:00 AM)
  • Sat, 04/05 | Men's Tennis at Wooster (5:00 PM)
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