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WESTERVILLE, Ohio - The Cardinal men's tennis team cruised to a 9-0 victory over Ohio Northern on Wednesday at the Otterbein Tennis Courts, braving the cold to improve to 2-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play. 

Otterbein (8-6 overall) is now set to travel to cross-town rival Capital on Saturday, where the two teams will meet for the first time since the Cardinals edged the Crusaders in the OAC semifinals a season ago. First serve is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Bexley, Ohio.

Senior Will Willson picked up his ninth win in No. 1 singles and doubles, defeating ONU's John Mostowy (6-1, 6-1) and teamed up with classmate David Seckel to take down Mostowy and Tim Kargl (8-4). Seckel played in the two spot and tallied his eighth win in singles with a win over Kargl (6-4, 6-4).

Fellow senior Zach McDivitt improved his singles record to 6-9 on the season, recording the win as the No. 3 over David Hayman (6-1, 6-4). McDivitt and freshman Derek Krieger assumed the three spot in doubles and easily defeated Jake Abbot and Nathan Knodel (8-2).

Freshman Perry Williams posted his fifth win of the year after defeating Abbot (6-1, 6-2), pairing with junior Ben Keen to outlast Hayman and Alex Genbauffe (8-6). Keen moved to an even 8-8 on the year with a win over Daniel Warren (6-0, 6-0). 

Freshman Tyler Wharton rounded out the Cardinal competitors with a victory over Knodel (6-2, 6-0), recording his team-leading 10th win of the season.