Erik Lindberg

There was no rust for The College of Wooster men's tennis team, despite having been off from formal competition since October, as the Fighting Scots kicked off the spring with a 7-2 victory over Otterbein University on Saturday afternoon inside the Scot Center.

Wooster (2-1) started with two quick wins in doubles action, as No. 2's Titas Bera and Milo Saurman and No. 3's Davis Elkins and Erik Lindberg each picked up 8-4 triumphs. Meanwhile, the No. 1 pairing of Jack Buchan and Harrison Suttle were involved in a highly-competitive match-up, that they eventually dropped 9-8 (7-4), which cut the Scots' lead to 2-1 heading into singles.

That's when Wooster pulled away, as it won five of six, including at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the lineup. Bera took down his opponent 6-3, 6-4 at the top of the order, and Suttle battled through two back-and-forth sets, before sweeping the third, resulting in a 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-0 victory.

Other wins came at No. 4, 5, and 6, as Saurman (6-2, 6-1), Jacob Pine (6-0, 6-3), and Willy Nelson (6-4, 6-3) each won rather decisively at their respective spots.

Next up, the Scots will head to John Carroll University on Friday. The action starts at 6 p.m.