Scots Fall to Fourth-Ranked Big Red
Wooster opens conference play against one of best teams in nation
The College of Wooster men's tennis team opened North Coast Athletic Conference play facing one the conference's best on Sunday, falling to fourth-ranked Denison University, 7-0.
Denison (13-2, 2-0 NCAC) opened by sweeping doubles play, losing just three games in the process.
Wooster's best effort came in the No. 3 flight as Bennett Dickerson and Walker Wood fell 6-2. The No. 2 team of Ian Royse and Max Stratford lost 6-1, while Anthony VanOyen and Arnav Yadav lost 6-0 in the No. 1 flight.
Denison saw continued success against Wooster (6-5, 0-1 NCAC) in singles play.
VanOyen and Royse each lost 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 and No. 3 flights, respectively.
Yadav fell 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 2 flight, while Dickerson lost 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 4 flight.
The No. 5 and No. 6 flights also went to straight sets. At No. 5, Wood fell 6-0, 6-1, and at No. 6, Stratford lost 6-1, 6-2.
Next, Wooster will travel to Wittenberg University on Saturday for another NCAC matchup.