Jackets Continue Play at Hilton Head Classic

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Defiance College men's tennis team suffered a pair of 8-1 defeats on Monday at the Hilton Head Classic, falling to Wittenberg and Mount Union one day after opening the Classic with an 8-1 victory over Regis.

Cord Speelman recorded DC's only victory in the Wittenberg (4-2) match, claiming a 6-4, 6-2 win against Shaun Byrnes in the No. 5 singles competition.

Mike Ross then notched the lone win of DC's match with Mount Union (2-4), winning the No. 2 singles match over Nate Fockler by a 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 margin.

Defiance (1-4) will have an off day on Tuesday, before taking on Grand Rapids and Bridgewater on Thursday in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Wittenberg def. Defiance; 8-1 

Doubles
No. 1 – Marra/Lehner (WU) def. Ault/Ross; 8-3
No. 2 – Strong/Wilke (WU) def. Gray/Vandevender; 8-1
No. 3 – Zorn/Mueller (WU) def. Speelman/Bills; 8-2 

Singles
No. 1 – Bobby Fisher (WU) def. Trevor Ault; 5-7, 6-2, 1-0
No. 2 – Tyler Strong (WU) def. Mike Ross; 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 – Sergio Fishkin (WU) def. Austin Gray; 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Sam Wilke (WU) def. Mark Vandevender; 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Cord Speelman (DC) def. Shaun Byrnes; 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Dave Jenks (WU) def. Craig Bills; 6-2, 6-0

Mount Union def. Defiance; 8-1 

Doubles
No. 1 – Fockler/Yackman (MU) def. Ault/Ross; 8-4
No. 2 – Perry/Anno (MU) def. Gray/Vandevender; 8-2
No. 3 – LeGendre/Suffolk (MU) def. Speelman/ Bills; 9-8 

Singles
No. 1 – Zach Perry (MU) def. Trevor Ault; 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 – Mike Ross (DC) def. Nate Fockler; 6-4, 5-7, 1-0
No. 3 – Patrick Yackmack (MU) def. Austin Gray; 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Yasuhiro Anno (MU) def. Mark Vandevender; 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Jeff Looker (MU) def. Cord Speelman; 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Drew LeGendre (MU) def. Craig Bills; 6-3, 6-3