Men Find Success on Road, Grab Two Weekend Wins
The men's tennis team got their first two victories of the season this weekend by topping Huntingdon College and Maryville College on the road on successive days. With that momentum, the Petrels are now set to square off with conference rival Sewanee on March 2.
The men grabbed their first win of the season on Saturday by stopping Huntingdon in Montgomery, Ala., 8-1. The only point the Hawks were able to claim came via a narrow 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles where Oglethorpe's duo of Benjamin Hirsch and Craig Borne were nipped. The No. 1 and 3 duos of Rajiv Dinakaran and Kirk Zhao and Ethan Motz and Chris Noonburg, respectively, triumphed by the score of 9-8 (5) and 8-4.
After the doubles scare, Oglethorpe regrouped to sweep through the singles competition, winning all but one match in straight sets. Complete Huntingdon match results included below.
The men had an even easier go of it on Sunday when they travelled to Maryville College and swept through the Scots 9-0. Oglethorpe won each of the singles matches in straight sets and only dropped three games total in dominating the doubles competition as well. Complete results of Oglethorpe's victory over Maryville are listed beneath the Huntingdon scores.
The road victories level the men's record at 2-2 on the season as the Petrels get set to travek to face rival Sewanee on March 2.
Oglethorpe-Huntingdon results:
| #1 Singles | Ethan Motz | Tyler Creamer | Oglethorpe University | 6-2,6-1 |
| #2 Singles | Benjamin Hirsch | Sean Jackson | Oglethorpe University | 1-6,6-3,7-6 (5) |
| #3 Singles | Kirk Zhao | Zac Baldwin | Oglethorpe University | 6-4,6-1 |
| #4 Singles | Rajiv Dinakaran | Lee Howell | Oglethorpe University | 6-3,6-0 |
| #5 Singles | Cedric Andre | Tyler Chaffee | Oglethorpe University | 6-4,6-3 |
| #6 Singles | Craig Borne | Larry Pritchett | Oglethorpe University | 7-5,6-2 |
| #1 Doubles | Rajiv Dinakaran Kirk Zhao |
Sean Jackson Zac Baldwin |
Oglethorpe University | 9-8 (5) |
| #2 Doubles | Benjamin Hirsch Craig Borne |
Tyler Creamer Lee Howell |
Huntingdon College (Ala.) | 9-7 |
| #3 Doubles | Ethan Motz Chris Noonburg |
Larry Pritchett Tyler Chaffee |
Oglethorpe University |
8-4 |
Oglethorpe-Maryville results:
| #1 Singles | Ethan Motz | Zach Clark | Oglethorpe University | 6-0,6-1 |
| #2 Singles | Benjamin Hirsch | Jimmy Fulton | Oglethorpe University | 6-2,6-2 |
| #3 Singles | Kirk Zhao | Tyler Odle | Oglethorpe University | 6-0, 6-0 |
| #4 Singles | Joshua Rosenberg | Jordan keller | Oglethorpe University | 6-1, 6-0 |
| #5 Singles | Craig Borne | Austin Canfield | Oglethorpe University | 6-0,6-1 |
| #6 Singles | Never Scheduled (Incomplete Lineup) | |||
| #1 Doubles | Rajiv Dinakaran Kirk Zhao |
Jimmy Fulton Zach Clark |
Oglethorpe University | 8-3 |
| #2 Doubles | Benjamin Hirsch Craig Borne |
Jordan keller Tyler Odle |
Oglethorpe University | 8-0 |
| #3 Doubles | |
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Never Scheduled (Incomplete Lineup) |
