WHEELING, W.Va. – Head coach Tyler Stephen reached a milestone on Friday night, earning his 100th career victory as the Otterbein men's tennis team delivered a dominant 7-0 sweep over Franciscan. 

The Basics: 

• Records: Otterbein (2-3 overall), Franciscan (0-1 overall)
• Venue: Wheeling Indoor Tennis Center - Wheeling, W.Va

Otterbein 7, Franciscan 0

Singles (6-0)

• Junior Max Fickas dominated Adian Palladino with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
• Freshman Sanjan Shanker secured a 6-1, 6-4 win over Aaron Heinlein.
• Sophomore Neil Reddy cruised past David Bourdelais, 6-1, 6-1.
• Sophomore Jake Chilcote earned a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory against Christopher Yvars.
• Sophomore Nikita Kitaev shut out Michael Nolan with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win.
• Senior Will Newberry blanked Jeremiah Greve, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles (3-0)

• Fickas and Shanker battled through a tiebreaker, coming out on top 7-6 (7-3).
• Chilcote and Reddy edged out a close match, winning 7-6 before securing a 7-0 tiebreak victory.
• Newberry and Kitaev dominated with a 6-0 sweep.

Notables

• Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 100-64 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
• Reddy leads the Cardinals in singles wins on the season with a 4-1 record.
• Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with a 5-1 record.
• Newberry and Kitaev lead the team in overall wins on the season. Newberry is 7-2 overall, and Kitaev is 7-9 overall.
• Newberry boasts a 52-36 career record at Otterbein (25-19 in singles, 27-17 in doubles).