Men's Tennis Tops Hanover, Falls to Rose-Hulman

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College men's tennis team took the court for the first time in three weeks and split a pair of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matches hosted by Rose-Hulman.

The Jackets got things started with a 5-2 win against Hanover. The victory extended DC's winning steak to seven-straight matches and temporarily gave Defiance a share of first place in the conference standings.

That winning streak would be snapped later in the afternoon, when the host Rose-Hulman squad pulled out a 5-4 victory to hand Defiance its first loss of the year in HCAC action. The tightly contested match came down to the final singles contest of the day and David Becerra rallied for a 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory against Adam Fausey at No. 4 singles to secure the team win for the Engineers.

Trevor Ault was the lone Yellow Jacket to win all four of his matches on the day, posting straight-set wins in each of his matches at No. 5 singles and teaming with Lachmond Bratton to go 2-0 at No. 3 doubles.

Defiance (9-4, 3-1 HCAC) will look to start a new winning streak on Friday, when it plays a non-conference match at Findlay at 3:00 pm. 

Defiance def. Hanover; 5-2

Doubles
No. 1 – Craig/Bohnert (HC) def. Ty. Ault/Fausey; 8-6
No. 2 – Pollom/Voorhorst (HC) def. Kurtz/Kleman; 8-6
No. 3 – Tr. Ault/Bratton (DC) def. Baker/Strandmark; 8-1

Singles
No. 1 – Tyler Ault (DC) def. Steve Craig; 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 – Tim Kurtz vs. Sam Pollom; Not Completed
No. 3 – Austin Kleman vs. Ben Voorhorst; Not Completed
No. 4 – Adam Fausey (DC) def. Kyle Bohnert; 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 – Trevor Ault (DC) def. Matt Strandmark; 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Lachmond Bratton (DC) def. Zach Oglesby; 6-1, 6-3

Rose-Hulman def. Defiance; 5-4

Doubles
No. 1 – Grubbs/Schoumacher (RH) def. Ty. Ault/Fausey; 8-1
No. 2 – Kurtz/Kleman (DC) def. Gumz/Becerra; 9-7
No. 3 – Tr. Ault/Bratton (DC) def. Hendrickson/Burton; 8-4

Singles
No. 1 – Scott Grubbs (RH) def. Tyler Ault; 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – Michael Schoumacher (RH) def. Tim Kurtz; 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Austin Kleman (DC) def. Alex Gumz; 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – David Becerra (RH) def. Adam Fausey; 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
No. 5 – Trevor Ault (DC) def. Seth Hendrickson; 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 – Brent Frizzell (RH) def. Lachmond Bratton; 6-0, 6-0