WESTERVILLE – The Otterbein men's tennis team fell 6-1 to Allegheny (Pa.) on Saturday in its 2025 home opener. Despite strong performances throughout the lineup, freshman Sanjan Shanker secured the Cardinals' lone victory.

The Basics: 

• Records: Otterbein (10-6 overall), Allegheny (10-6 overall)
• Venue: Sanders Tennis Courts - Westerville, Ohio

Singles

• #1: Junior Max Fickas fell 2-6, 1-6 to Kristian Janci.
• #2: Shanker won 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 over Levente Mihaly.
• #3: Sophomore Neil Reddy fell 0-6, 1-6 to Anton Hedlund.
• #4: Sophomore Jake Chilcote fell 2-6, 2-6 to Javier Bejarano Jimenez.
• #5: Sophomore Nikita Kitaev fell 1-6, 1-6 to Justin Hardie.
• #6: Senior Will Newberry fell 4-6, 3-6 to Oliver Erkens.

Doubles

• #1: Fickas and Reddy fell 2-6 to Hedlund and Janci.
• #2: Chilcote and Newberry fell 6-7 to David Rodriguez and Hardie.
• #3: Kitaev and Shanker fell 5-7 to Benedek Kaibas and Mihaly

Notables

• Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 108-67 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
• Newberry (10-4) and Kitaev (10-9) lead the Cardinals in singles wins on the season.
• Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with a 12-5 record.
• Newberry (22-9) leads the team in overall wins on the season. Kitaev is 21-17 overall.
• Newberry boasts a 67-43 career record at Otterbein (33-22 in singles, 34-21 in doubles).