Men’s Tennis Hit with Pair of Losses in Saturday Tri-Match

DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC's Trevor Ault claimed the Yellow Jackets' lone win of the day in a tri-match with Grand Rapids Community College and Rose-Hulman on Saturday. The Jackets fell 8-1 to Grand Rapids and 9-0 to Rose-Hulman to drop to 3-19 overall and 0-8 in conference play.

Ault claimed his victory with a 6-4, 6-2 decision in No. 1 singles action against Grand Rapid's Zac Chambers. He and Cord Speelman played tough in No. 1 doubles action as well, notching six points in their match against the Raiders before dropping an 8-6 decision.

The tri-match marks DC's last scheduled home contest of the 2011 season. The tri-match marks DC's last scheduled home contest of the 2011 season. The Jackets will take on Manchester this week in a date to be determined. The winner of that match will advance to play in the 2011 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament this weekend in Indianapolis.

Rose-Hulman def. Defiance; 9-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Paras/Burton (RH) def. Ault/Speelman; 8-5
No. 2 – Hendrickson/Becerra (RH) def. Gray/Vandevender; 8-2
No. 3 – Gumz/Fritz (RH) def. Bills/Brown; 8-0

Singles
No. 1 – Ben Paras (RH) def. Trevor Ault; 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – David Becerra (RH) def. Austin Gray; 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 – Alex Gumz (RH) def. Mark Vandevender; 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 – Devin Fritz (RH) def. Cord Speelman; 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Seth Hendrickson (RH) def. Craig Bills; 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 – Brent Frizzell (RH) def. Jaiden Henderson; 6-0, 6-0

Grand Rapids def. Defiance; 8-1

Doubles
No. 1 – Chambers/Briggs (GR) def. Ault/Speelman; 8-6
No. 2 – Esh-Nauta/Jackson (GR) def. Gray/Vandevender; 8-1
No. 3 – Hiskes/Bowen (GR) def. Bills/Brown; 8-2

Singles
No. 1 – Trevor Ault (DC) def. Zac Chambers; 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 – Keaton Briggs (GR) def. Austin Gray; 6-0, 7-5
No. 3 – Ben Esh-Nauta (GR) def. Mark Vandevender; 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 – Matt Jackson (GR) def. Cord Speelman; 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 – Demetrios Buck (GR) def. Craig Bills; 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Jacob Buck (GR) def. Jaiden Henderson; 6-0, 6-2