Defiance Falls to NCAA Division II Findlay

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men's tennis team took on the University of Findlay on Wednesday afternoon, falling by an 8-1 margin to the NCAA Division II foe at the Dix Tennis Facility.

The Oilers won all three doubles matches by an 8-0 score, before taking the first five singles matches in straight-sets. UF defaulted at No. 6 singles, giving Craig Bills the victory for Defiance's only point of the contest.

DC (1-14) will take the courts again on Thursday, when it hosts Central State for a 4:00 pm match.

Findlay def. Defiance; 8-1 

Doubles
No. 1 – Collette/Pulumati (UF) def. Ault/Speelman; 8-0
No. 2 – Hebda/Petrefski (UF) def. Gray/Vandevender; 8-0
No. 3 – Smedley/Brooks (UF) def. Bills/Brown; 8-0 

Singles
No. 1 – Kyle Collette (UF) def. Trevor Ault; 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 – Yashwant Pulumati (UF) def. Austin Gray; 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Dawid Hebda (UF) def. Mark Vandevender; 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Josh Smedley (UF) def. Cord Speelman; 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 – David Petrefski (UF) def. Jaiden Henderon; 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Craig Bills (DC) def. David Brooks; Default