Defiance Falls to Rose-Hulman (Ind.)

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's tennis team were shut out by Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology, 9-0, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference dual match at the Dix Tennis Courts.

Team Stats

Rose-Hulman

Defiance

Score

Doubles

Georges Adam / Brandon Benedict (RHIT-M)
def. James Demeo / Adam Swisher (DC-M)

8-6

Andre Adam / Cam Metzger (RHIT-M)
def. Tory Savage / Daniel Fabelo (DC-M)

8-1

Brendan Goldacker / Joe Kendall (RHIT-M)
def. Brian Kurtz / Eline Widman (DC-M)

8-5

Singles

Georges Adam (RHIT-M)
def. James Demeo (DC-M)

6-1 , 6-0

Brandon Benedict (RHIT-M)
def. Adam Swisher (DC-M)

FINAL - RETIREMENT

Cam Metzger (RHIT-M)
def. Tory Savage (DC-M)

6-1 , 6-1

Andre Adam (RHIT-M)
def. Eline Widman (DC-M)

6-1 , 6-0

Austin Perry (RHIT-M)
def. Brian Kurtz (DC-M)

6-4 , 6-1

Andrew Schiffman (RHIT-M)
def. Nathan Height (DC-M)

6-1 , 6-0

April 22, 2017

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's tennis team were shut out by Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology, 9-0, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference dual match at the Dix Tennis Courts.

Defiance quickly fell behind 3-0 as Rose-Hulman swept all three doubles matches. Senior James DeMeo (Oregon/Clay) and junior Adam Swisher (Bedford, Mich./Bedford) had the closest doubles match of the afternoon at first doubles, but fell short, 8-6.

Senior Brian Kurtz (Sandusky/Perkins) and junior Eline Widman (Tiffin/Tiffin Columbian) also played a close match at third doubles, claiming five games, but ultimately fell on the losing end of an 8-5 outcome.

Senior duo Tory Savage (Bryan) and Daniel Fabelo (Hamilton/Badin) rounded out the doubles competition at the second doubles spot and won one game with the final score going in favor of Rose-Hulman, 8-1.

In the singles competition, the Fightin' Engineers won all six matchups. Kurtz won the most games amongst the team at his fifth singles matchup and began the match with a contested first set which was eventually won by his opponent, 6-4. In the second set, Kurtz captured a game in a 6-1 defeat as his opponent claimed the overall match.

Savage played in the third singles competition, and collected two games against his opponent, but falling by the scores of 6-1 and 6-1.

DeMeo in first singles, Widman in the fourth slot, and senior Nathan Height (Wabash, Ind./Wabash) playing sixth singles, all had scores that mirrored one another. They all won a game in the first set of play, but lost their overall matches by the scores of 6-1 and 6-0.

Swisher fell behind 2-0 in the first set of his match at second singles before retiring giving his Rose-Hulman opponent the win.

The Jackets will return to play on Tuesday, Apr. 25 when they host Concordia University in a non-conference dual match. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m.