CEDARVILLE – The Otterbein men's tennis team came up short against NCAA Division II Cedarville on Wednesday, with multiple players forcing three-set matches before ultimately falling in match. 

The Basics: 

• Records: Otterbein (10-5 overall), Cedarville (8-9 overall)
• Venue: Johnson-Murdoch Tennis Complex - Cedarville, Ohio

Singles

• #1: Junior Max Fickas fell 2-6, 2-6 to Logan DeHaven.
• #2: Freshman Sanjan Shanker fell 2-6, 3-6 to Morrison Penn.
• #3: Sophomore Neil Reddy fell 1-6, 3-6 to Abraham Hougland.
• #4: Sophomore Jake Chilcote fell 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 in a tight battle with Pedro Nogueira.
• #5: Sophomore Nikita Kitaev fell 0-6, 6-4, 2-6 to Luke VanNieuwenhuyse.
• #6: Senior Will Newberry fell 6-3, 4-6, 8-10 to Barry King.

Doubles

• #1: Fickas and Reddy fell 2-6 to Penn and Nathan Hollis.
• #2: Chilcote and Newberry fell 1-6 to DeHaven and Roberto Esquivel.
• #3: Kitaev and Shanker fell 0-6 to Hougland and Noqueira.

Notables

• Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 108-66 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
• Newberry (10-3) and Kitaev (10-8) lead the Cardinals in singles wins on the season.
• Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with a 12-4 record.
• Newberry (22-7) leads the team in overall wins on the season. Kitaev is 21-15 overall.
• Newberry boasts a 67-41 career record at Otterbein (33-21 in singles, 34-20 in doubles).