Men's Tennis Drops Opening Match of OAC Tournament to Mount Union

Senior Dominic Polifrone secured victories in No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles in the 5-4 loss to Mount Union

Baldwin Wallace

Mount Union

Doubles

Dominic Polifrone / Matt Harris (BW-M)
def. Robert Cross / Zach Teffner (MTU)

8-4

Jake Elbin / Roger Boyer (BW-M)
def. Antonio Massucci / Justin Kelley (MTU)

8-6

Jacob Barton / Scott Fletcher (MTU)
def. Michael Benotti / Eddie Schartman (BW-M)

8-4

Singles

Dominic Polifrone (BW-M)
def. Robert Cross (MTU)

6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Matt Harris (BW-M)
def. Zach Teffner (MTU)

6-2, 6-1

Antonio Massucci (MTU)
def. Jake Elbin (BW-M)

7-5, 6-1

Justin Kelley (MTU)
def. Michael Benotti (BW-M)

0-6, 6-3, 6-2

Jacob Barton (MTU)
def. Roger Boyer (BW-M)

2-6, 6-1, 6-1

Tyler Tareshawty (MTU)
def. Miles Collins (BW-M)

6-2, 6-0

full stats

Posted: Apr 30, 2019

ALLIANCE, Ohio – In the first round of the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament, The Baldwin Wallace University men's tennis team fell 5-4, to the University of Mount Union, on the Whitehill Tennis Courts.

BW (15-6, 3-4 OAC) started with an 8-4 victory by the duo of senior two-time Academic All-OAC and All-OAC Matt Harris (Akron/Revere) and senior three-time All-OAC and two-time Academic All-OAC Dominic Polifrone (Hudson) in No. 1 doubles. The team of senior Academic All-OAC Roger Boyer (Medina/Brunswick) and junior Jake Elbin (Findlay) registered an 8-6 victory in No. 2 doubles.

In singles action, Polifrone secured set one 6-4, and dropped set two, 6-2. The senior collected the victory in No. 1 singles with a 6-4 tie-breaker score. Harris followed up with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph in No. 2 singles.