The College of Wooster men's tennis team ran its win
streak to two matches and improved to 13-4 on the season during its
regular season home finale, as it handed visiting Tiffin University
a 7-2 setback Thursday afternoon at D.J. Hard Memorial Courts.
The Fighting Scots began the afternoon winning two of three points
in the doubles portion of the contest, but it didn't come
easy. The No. 1 doubles team of Pat Grab and Ethan Arenstein earned
the point via a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker against Harry Smith and
Andres Torres. The No. 2 tandem of Brad Palanski and Chris Collen
cruised in their match 8-2, before the Dragons secured their point
in the No. 3 match.
At No. 1 singles, Grab won the first set against Smith by a 7-5
score, but Smith answered back in the second set with a 6-3 win.
However, Grab outlasted Smith in the super tiebreaker, winning by a
10-7 tally giving Wooster a 3-1 edge. The Dragons (1-21) would
bounce back to take No. 2 singles and earn what proved to be their
second point of the afternoon.
The Scots took control of the match and rolled through the Nos. 3-6
matches, with Arenstein (6-3, 6-3), Conroy (6-1, 6-1), Matt Mandell
(6-1, 6-3) and Palanski (6-1, 6-0) each coming away with decisive
victories.
Wooster will be busy this weekend, as they head continue North
Coast Athletic Conference Eastern division play when they to Kenyon
College (13-7, 0-0 NCAC East) on Saturday, followed on Sunday with
a trip to Wittenberg University (13-5, 2-1 NCAC West).
Scots Cruise Past Tiffin 7-2 in Regular Season Home Finale
Posted: Apr 16, 2009