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Men's Tennis 3-10-25
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Winner Otterbein Men's Tennis MTOTT (7-4)
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University of Saint Joseph STJOMTEN (3-1)
Winner
Otterbein Men's Tennis MTOTT
(7-4)
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Final
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University of Saint Joseph STJOMTEN
(3-1)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Written by Wes Mayberry

Men's Tennis defeats Saint Joseph (Conn.) 5-2 for fifth straight victory

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The Otterbein men's tennis team continued its spring break trip with a 5-2 victory over Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Monday, extending its current winning streak to five matches.

The Basics: 
  • Records: Otterbein (7-4 overall), Saint Joseph (3-1 overall)
  • Venue: Sanlando Park - Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Singles
  • #1: Junior Max Fickas fell 3-6, 5-7 to Karol Romer.
  • #2: Freshman Sanjan Shanker fell 6-1, 4-6, 8-10 to Rodrigo Torres.
  • #3: Sophomore Neil Reddy won 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 over Mateus Silvestre.
  • #4: Sophomore Jake Chilcote won 6-2, 6-4 over Manuel Hernandez-Plaza.
  • #5: Sophomore Nikita Kitaev won 6-1, 6-1 over Marko Karpyuk.
  • #6: Senior Will Newberry won 7-5, 4-6, 10-6 over Ryan Boucher.
Doubles
  • #1: Fickas and Reddy won 7-5 over Romer and Silvestre.
  • #2: Chilcote and Newberry fell 6-7(5-7) in a tight battle with Torres and Hernandez-Plaza.
  • #3: Kitaev and Shanker won 6-0 over Jonathan Huot and Karpyuk.
Notables
  • Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 105-65 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
  • Newberry (7-2), Reddy (7-3) and Kitaev (7-7) lead the Cardinals in singles wins on the season.
  • Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with a 9-3 record.
  • Newberry (16-5) leads the team in overall wins on the season.
  • Newberry boasts a 61-39 career record at Otterbein (30-20 in singles, 31-19 in doubles).
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