Otterbein University Athletics

Men's Tennis 4/18/2025 7:00:00 PM Written by Carrie Wyman (Photo by Marvet Hejazin)

Men's Tennis edges Baldwin Wallace 4-3 on Senior Day

Box Score WESTERVILLE – The Otterbein men's tennis team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Baldwin Wallace, 4-3, in Friday's Senior Day match.

The Basics:

Records: Otterbein (13-7 overall, 2-0 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (14-3 overall, 1-1 OAC)
Venue: Sanders Tennis Courts - Westerville, Ohio
For Senior Day, the Cardinals recognized 2025 seniors Will Newberry and Colton Stamper following the match.

Singles

#1: Junior Max Fickas won 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 over Will Horvath.
#2: Freshman Sanjan Shanker won 6-0, 6-3 over Matt McGee.
#3: Sophomore Neil Reddy fell 4-6, 5-7 to Vinny Cannata.
#4: Sophomore Jake Chilcote won 6-3, 6-2 over Henry Harders.
#5: Sophomore Nikita Kitaev fell 5-7, 2-6 to Will Westberry.
#6: Senior Will Newberry won 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 over Jacob Weingart

Doubles

#1: Fickas and Reddy fell 6-7 to McGee and Harders.
#2: Chilcote and Newberry won 6-2 over Horvath and Tyler Fenton.
#3: Kitaev and Shanker fell 3-6 to Cannata and Weingart.

Notables

Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 110-67 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
Newberry (13-5) and Kitaev (12-11) lead the Cardinals in singles wins on the season.
Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with a 15-6 record.
Newberry (28-11) leads the team in overall wins on the season. Kitaev is 24-21 overall.
Newberry boasts a 73-45 career record at Otterbein (36-23 in singles, 37-22 in doubles).

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Players Mentioned

Jake Chilcote: Sophomore

Max Fickas: Junior

Nikita Kitaev: Sophomore

Will Newberry: Senior

Neil Reddy: Sophomore

Colton Stamper: Senior

Sanjan Shanker: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jake Chilcote
: Sophomore

Max Fickas
: Junior

Nikita Kitaev
: Sophomore

Will Newberry
: Senior

Neil Reddy
: Sophomore

Colton Stamper
: Senior

Sanjan Shanker
: Freshman