Men's Tennis sweeps doubleheader with wins over Transylvania, Wittenberg

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DAYTON –The Otterbein men's tennis team secured a doubleheader sweep on Sunday, edging Transylvania (Ky.) 4-3 and defeating host Wittenberg 6-1.

The Basics:

Records: Otterbein (5-4 overall), Transylvania (1-4 overall), Wittenberg (0-4 overall)
Venue: Five Seasons Racquet Club - Dayton, Ohio

Otterbein 4, Transylvania 3

Singles

#1: Junior Max Fickas came up short against Ravi Tedeschi, 6-7, 6-4, 4-10.
#2: Freshman Sanjan Shanker defeated Jacob Jiranek, 6-2, 6-3.
#3: Sophomore Neil Reddy fell to Alejandro Perez Canedo, 1-6, 6-4, 3-6.
#4: Sophomore Jake Chilcote outlasted Chase Moreman in a hard-fought match, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
#5: Sophomore Nikita Kitaev was bested by Tobias Mandeville, 3-6, 3-6.
#6: Senior Will Newberry secured a strong win over Jonathan Kepnes, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles

#1: Fickas and Kitaev were defeated, 0-6.
#2: Reddy and Shanker secured a 7-5 victory.
#3: Newberry and Chilcote earned a 6-3 win.

Otterbein 6, Wittenberg 1

Singles

#1: Shanker fell to Ethan Libby in a close match, 3-6, 6-3, 6-10.
#2: Reddy dominated Jacob Bennett, 6-1, 6-2.
#3: Chilcote cruised past Kyle Fout, 6-2, 6-2.
#4: Kitaev battled back to defeat Justin Hardie, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
#5: Newberry secured a strong win over Andrew Garofoli, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.
#6: Junior Zach Frederick edged out Benjamin Glassman in a tight contest, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).

Doubles

#1: Reddy and Shanker fell, 1-6.
#2: Newberry and Chilcote secured a 6-3 victory.
#3: Frederick and Kitaev dominated with a 6-1 win.

Notables

Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 103-65 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
Reddy (5-3) and Kitaev (5-7) lead the Cardinals in singles wins on the season.
Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with an 8-2 record.
Newberry (13-4) and Kitaev (11-13) lead the team in overall wins on the season.
Newberry boasts a 58-38 career record at Otterbein (28-20 in singles, 30-18 in doubles).

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Players Mentioned

Jake Chilcote: Sophomore

Max Fickas: Junior

Zach Frederick: Junior

Nikita Kitaev: Sophomore

Will Newberry: Senior

Neil Reddy: Sophomore

Sanjan Shanker: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jake Chilcote
: Sophomore

Max Fickas
: Junior

Zach Frederick
: Junior

Nikita Kitaev
: Sophomore

Will Newberry
: Senior

Neil Reddy
: Sophomore

Sanjan Shanker
: Freshman