Tennis Drops Pair of Road HCAC Contests

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Defiance College men's tennis team suffered losses to Franklin and Mount St. Joseph on Saturday in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference competition. DC lost, 5-2, against the Lions, before losing by a 5-0 count to the Grizzlies.

Mark Vandevender and Cord Speelman picked up wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles in DC's contest with Mount St. Joseph for the only two points of the afternoon for the Yellow Jackets.

Defiance (1-12, 0-4 HCAC) will be back on the courts on Sunday, when it hosts Goshen at the Dix Tennis Facility at 2:30 pm.

Mt. St. Joseph def. Defiance; 5-2

Doubles
No. 1 – Berry/Smith (MSJ) def. Ault/Speelman; 8-2
No. 2 – Steinriede/Esham vs. Gray/Vandevender; DNF
No. 3 – Withrow/Combs vs. Bills/Brown; DNF

Singles
No. 1 – Sandy Berry (MSJ) def. Trevor Ault; 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Clayton Steinriede (MSJ) def. Austin Gray; 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Mark Vandevender (DC) def. Kyle Smith; 7-6, 6-1
No. 4 – Cord Speelman (DC) def. Max Withrow; 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 – Tyler Esham (MSJ) def. Craig Bills; 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 – Evan Lolli (MSJ) def. Jaiden Henderson; 6-0, 6-2

Franklin def. Defiance; 5-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Hamm/Moran (FC) def. Ault/Speelman; 8-4
No. 2 – Moran/Wareham (FC) def. Gray/Vandevender; 8-2
No. 3 – Hunt/Roberts (FC) def. Bills/Brown; 8-1

Singles
No. 1 – Matt Hamm vs. Trevor Ault; DNF
No. 2 – Blake Wareham vs. Austin Gray; DNF
No. 3 – Justin Smith vs. Mark Vandevender; DNF
No. 4 – Justin Moran vs. Cord Speelman; DNF
No. 5 – Jared Hunt (FC) def. Craig Bills; 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 – Neal Herzog (FC) def. Jaiden Henderson; 6-2, 6-3