Defiance Drops Thriller to Cardinals

Team Stats

Concordia University

Defiance College

Score

Doubles

Joel Werner / Ryan Curtis (CUAA)
def. Adam Swisher / Jared Schnee (DCMT)

9-8 (7-4)

Nathan Principe / Eline Widman (DCMT)
def. Jacob Baxter / Nicholas Munson (CUAA)

8-4

Kreighton Rahn / John Clark (CUAA)
def. Micaiah Cox / Henry Brown (DCMT)

8-1

Singles

Adam Swisher (DCMT)
def. Jacob Baxter (CUAA)

6-4 , 6-1

Jared Schnee (DCMT)
def. Ryan Curtis (CUAA)

6-2 , 6-2

Eline Widman (DCMT)
def. Nicholas Munson (CUAA)

6-2 , 6-0

Joel Werner (CUAA)
def. Nathan Principe (DCMT)

6-0 , 2-6 , 10-5

John Clark (CUAA)
def. Ring Lardner (DCMT)

7-5 , 6-2

Kreighton Rahn (CUAA)
def. Henry Brown (DCMT)

2-6 , 6-4 , 10-6

March 28, 2018

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men's tennis team was narrowly edged this afternoon, falling 5-4 to Concordia University in the Smart Center.

Concordia gained a slight advantage in the doubles flights, taking two of the three. At first doubles, Adam Swisher and Jared Schnee were defeated 9-8 (7-4 tiebreak) before Nathan Principe and Eline Widman won second doubles 8-4. At No. 3 doubles, partners Micaiah Cox and Henry Brown were routed 8-1.

DC started out hot against the Cardinals in singles action, winning the first three flights. Swisher won first singles 4-6, 6-1 before Schnee rolled his opponent 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Widman went on to take third singles 6-2, 6-0. At No. 4 singles, Principe was taken down 6-0 in set one before evening the score with a win in the second set. He would ultimately fall 10-5 in the tiebreak. Fourth singles went to the Cardinals as Ring Lardner was dropped 7-5, 6-2. The final set would also fall in favor of CUAA as Brown lost 6-2, 4-6, 6-10.

The men are back on the courts this Saturday, March 31, as they travel to take on Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana. First serve is set for 11:00 AM.