Posted: Mar 11, 2014
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's tennis team shut out Edgewood (Wisc.) University, 9-0, today in the fifth of six matches on its annual Spring Break Trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Earlier this morning, the Yellow Jackets defeated Gordon (Mass.) College, 8-1.
The Yellow Jackets, now 10-1 overall, led 3-0 after doubles play as the number one tandem of sophomores Peter Harris (Akron/ Richfield Revere) and Doug Ganim (Westerville/ Olentangy Orange) won, 8-6, to improve to 12-3 overall. The No. 2 duo of senior Zach Elbin (Findlay) and freshman Kevin Fredrick (Archbold) won, 8-0, to improve to 7-3 overall. The No.3 tandem of freshman Jake Liebler (Medina/ Senior) and senior Dan Rowsey (Ashland/ Senior) won, 8-4, and are 2-0 this season.
In singles action, No.1 player junior Kyle Patterson (Wooster/ Triway) won by the scores of 6-0 and 6-4 and is 7-6 overall. Harris won at No.2 by the scores of 7-6 and 6-4 and is 9-4 overall. Ganim won at No. 3 by a 6-0 and 6-2 count and improved to a team-best 12-2 overall. Senior Brad Minrovic (Akron/ Ellet) won at No.4 by scores of 6-2 and 6-0 and is 8-4 this season. Freshman No.5 player Nathan Katz (Upper Arlington/ Bexley) won in straight sets of 6-2 and 6-1 and is now 11-4 overall and has the second most singles victories. Junior No.6 player Letch Radomirov (Fairview Park/ Fairview) won by a 6-1 and 6-0 count and improved to 9-1.
The Yellow Jackets end their spring trip schedule in Hilton Head on Wednesday, March 12 when they play Lake Forest (Ill.) College at 6:00 pm. BW opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday, March 22 when it hosts Capital University at the "Pop" Collins Courts in Berea at 1:00 p.m.
BW's 10-1 start this season increases its three-season mark to 62-3 overall. In 2011-2012, BW set a single-season school record with 29 victories, had a 29-1 record, won the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference regular season (9-0) and tournaments titles and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament before losing to eventual finalist Kenyon College. Last season, the Jackets produced a 23-1 record with the only loss coming to OAC champion and NCAA tourney participant Ohio Northern University.
FOR MORE BW SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.BWyellowjackets.com and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.
The Yellow Jackets, now 10-1 overall, led 3-0 after doubles play as the number one tandem of sophomores Peter Harris (Akron/ Richfield Revere) and Doug Ganim (Westerville/ Olentangy Orange) won, 8-6, to improve to 12-3 overall. The No. 2 duo of senior Zach Elbin (Findlay) and freshman Kevin Fredrick (Archbold) won, 8-0, to improve to 7-3 overall. The No.3 tandem of freshman Jake Liebler (Medina/ Senior) and senior Dan Rowsey (Ashland/ Senior) won, 8-4, and are 2-0 this season.
In singles action, No.1 player junior Kyle Patterson (Wooster/ Triway) won by the scores of 6-0 and 6-4 and is 7-6 overall. Harris won at No.2 by the scores of 7-6 and 6-4 and is 9-4 overall. Ganim won at No. 3 by a 6-0 and 6-2 count and improved to a team-best 12-2 overall. Senior Brad Minrovic (Akron/ Ellet) won at No.4 by scores of 6-2 and 6-0 and is 8-4 this season. Freshman No.5 player Nathan Katz (Upper Arlington/ Bexley) won in straight sets of 6-2 and 6-1 and is now 11-4 overall and has the second most singles victories. Junior No.6 player Letch Radomirov (Fairview Park/ Fairview) won by a 6-1 and 6-0 count and improved to 9-1.
The Yellow Jackets end their spring trip schedule in Hilton Head on Wednesday, March 12 when they play Lake Forest (Ill.) College at 6:00 pm. BW opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday, March 22 when it hosts Capital University at the "Pop" Collins Courts in Berea at 1:00 p.m.
BW's 10-1 start this season increases its three-season mark to 62-3 overall. In 2011-2012, BW set a single-season school record with 29 victories, had a 29-1 record, won the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference regular season (9-0) and tournaments titles and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament before losing to eventual finalist Kenyon College. Last season, the Jackets produced a 23-1 record with the only loss coming to OAC champion and NCAA tourney participant Ohio Northern University.
FOR MORE BW SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.BWyellowjackets.com and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.
