Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The Otterbein men's tennis team kicked off its spring season with a split in Saturday's doubleheader, securing a 4-3 victory over Hanover (Ind.) before falling 6-1 to host Wabash (Ind.).

The Basics: 

• Records: Otterbein (1-3 overall), Hanover (3-2 overall), Wabash (3-1 overall)
• Venue: Collett Tennis Center - Crawfordsville, Ind.

The Matches: 

Otterbein 4, Hanover 3

Singles (4-2)

• Junior Max Fickas overcame Jake Fascione with a 6-4, 6-4 win.
• Freshman Sanjan Shanker triumphed over Sebastian Vogel, 6-7, 6-4, 10-5.
• Sophomore Neil Reddy defeated Jaya Sivesh 6-4, retired.
• Sophomore Jake Chilcote was defeated by Alberto Castillo, 6-7, 6-7.
• Sophomore Nikita Kitaev beat Ilya Gromochenko 6-2, 6-3.
• Junior Zach Frederick lost to Mario Bravo Castaneda, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles (1-2)

• Fickas and Shanker were defeated 6-1.
• Reddy and Chilcote claimed a 6-2 victory.
• Kitaev and Frederick fell 6-2.

Wabash 6, Otterbein 1

Singles (1-5)

• Fickas edged out Tharakesh Ashokar in a closely contested match, winning 6-4, 1-6, 10-7.
• Rafael Rin from Wabash defeated Shanker with a score of 6-3, 7-5.
• Murilo Guarniari of Wabash won against Reddy, 6-3, 6-0.
• Maksymilian Domanski of Wabash came from behind to beat Chilcote 4-6, 6-1, 10-3.
• Wabash's Vittorio Bona was victorious over Kitaev, winning 6-1, 6-2.
• Sam Dziadosz from Wabash dominated senior Colton Stamper with a 6-0, 6-0 win.

Doubles (0-3)

• Frederick and Kitaev were defeated 6-3.
• Chilcote and Reddy were topped 6-4.
• Fickas and Shanker fell 6-4.

Notables

• Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 99-64 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.