The Malone University men's tennis team, led by first-year head coach Tim Springirth, competed at NCAA Div. III Oberlin College Saturday afternoon but came up short in a 6-3 loss against the Yeomen.  With the loss, Malone dropped to 0-2 on the season while the Yeomen improved to 1-1 on the year.

Senior David Cairns and sophomore Nathan Davis earned a 9-8 (7-4) decision at #1doubles while Davis won at #2 singles and sophomore Alex Steinmetz pocketed a victory at #3 singles.

Scores for the match were as follows:

2. Nathan Davis                       Ben Turchin                             Malone       6-2, 6-4

3. Alex Steinmetz                     Charlie Marks                          Malone      6-4, 3-6, 6-4

4. Andrew Rearick                   Sam Towne                             Oberlin       6-4, 6-3                

5. Jeff DeWitt                            Joe Leffler                                Oberlin      6-1, 6-0

6. Joss Celuch                        Eliot Heaton                             Oberlin      7-5, 6-2

The Pioneers will next compete in their first home match of the season when they take on the University of Findlay on Saturday, February 19th in a 12:00 p.m. match.