The College of Wooster men's tennis team utilized its depth for a narrow 5-4 season-opening victory over Malone University on Saturday, as the Fighting Scots' No. 4 through No. 6 singles players each won in straight sets and pulled out the come-from-behind victory.

Trailing by a 4-2 count after Malone swept the top three singles' matches, the Scots dominated the bottom three singles' slots. Sophomore Ethan Arenstein prevailed 6-2, 7-6 (4) at No. 4, freshman Matt Hoch gave up just three games at the fifth spot (6-1, 6-2), and freshman Matt Mandel sealed the match with a convincing 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6.

Prior to singles play, Wooster took two of the three doubles matches for an early 2-1 lead. After the Wooster duo of Arenstein and senior Pat Grab fell to Malone's No. 1 tandem of Kyle Bowers and David Cairns by an 8-5 score, the Scots rebounded with the teams of senior Jeremy Dominik and Hoch edging Malone's No. 2 team by an 8-4 count. A victory at the third doubles position came easier for Wooster, with junior Steve Conroy and sophomore Brad Palanski teaming for an 8-3 decision.

Next for Wooster is the North Coast Athletic Conference opener with a match at Ohio Wesleyan University (2-1, 0-0 NCAC) on Feb. 25 slated to begin at 4 p.m.