DC Men’s Tennis Cruises Into HCAC Semifinals

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Defiance College men's tennis team had no trouble in the opening round of the 2009 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament. The third-seeded Jackets easily dispatched the sixth-seeded Anderson squad, 7-2, to advance into Sunday's action.

DC took control of the match early, using a sweep of the doubles matches to take the 3-0 lead heading into the six singles matches. Tim Kurtz and Tyler Ault then notched wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to seal the team win and Adam Fausey and Trevor Ault scored straight-set victories at No. 4 and No. 5 to widen the final gap to 7-2.

Defiance (15-7) will now play on Sunday at 8:00 am against the second-seeded Rose-Hulman (12-7) squad in the HCAC Semifinals. With a win, DC would compete for the HCAC Tournament Championship at 11:00 am against the winner of Transylvania and Franklin.

Defiance def. Anderson; 7-2

Doubles
No. 1 – Kurtz/Kleman (DC) def. K. McCurdy/Rowe; 8-6
No. 2 – Ty. Ault/Fausey (DC) def. Wilson/Banwert; 8-6
No. 3 – Tr. Ault/Bratton (DC) def. Z. McCurdy/Witt; 8-3 

Singles
No. 1 – Tim Kurtz (DC) def. Kai McCurdy; 6-3, 6-7, 10-6
No. 2 – Tyler Ault (DC) def. Chris Rowe; 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – Ben Wilson (AU) def. Austin Kleman; 7-6, 6-0
No. 4 – Adam Fausey (DC) def. Jake Banwert; 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 – Trevor Ault (DC) def. Zach McCurdy; 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 – Addison Witt (AU) def. Aaron Cottos; 7-5, 3-6, 10-5