BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's tennis team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein University, 5-4, today at the North Ridge Racquet Club. The victory was BW's fifth straight this season. The match was moved indoors due to inclement weather outdoors.
With its win, BW is 13-1 overall and 2-0 in the OAC while Otterbein falls to 9-4 overall and 2-1 in the league.
The Yellow Jackets led 2-1 after doubles play as the number one tandem of sophomores Peter Harris (Akron/ Richfield Revere) and Doug Ganim (Westerville/ Olentangy Orange) won, 9-7, to improve to 14-3 overall. The No. 2 duo of junior Kyle Patterson (Wooster/ Triway) and senior Brad Minrovic (Akron/ Ellet) also won, 8-3, to improve to 13-2 overall.
In singles action, Harris won at No.2 by a 6-4, 6-7 and 6-0 count Ganim won at No.3 by the scores of 6-0 and 6-2. Freshman No. 5 player Freshman No.6 player Jake Liebler (Medina) won 3-6, 6-4, and 6-3 in his first OAC match to win the match for BW.
BW is back in action on Wednesday, April 9 when it travels to University Heights, Ohio to play OAC and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University at 3:30 p.m.
BW's 13-1 start this season increases its three-season mark to 65-3 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.
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