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Men's Tennis

Malone Men's Tennis Drops 9-0 Decision To University Of Findlay

Sophomore Alex Steinmetz (and teammate Hunter Atkins) came the closest to pulling out a win in their 8-6 #2 doubles loss to the University of Findlay on Saturday. Steinmetz also won the most games against his singles opponents, with six games, at #4 singles.


The Malone University men's tennis team lost a 9-0 decision to the visiting University of Findlay Oilers on Saturday at the Towpath Racquet Club in Akron, Ohio. With the loss, the Pioneers dropped to 0-3 on the season while the Oilers improved to 1-1 on the year.

Both the #1 and #2 doubles teams for the Pioneers nearly pulled off victories, losing 8-5 and 8-6 respectively, while the Oilers earned straight set wins in each of the six singles contests.
 
Scores for the match were as follows:
 
Doubles:
 
Malone                                        Findlay                                Winner
 
1. David Cairns                         Kyle Collette                       Findlay 8-5
     Nathan Davis                       Yash Pulumati
 
2. Hunter Atkins                        David Hebda                      Findlay 8-6
    Alex Steinmetz                      Bryan Little
 
3.  Andrew Rearick                   Josh Shedley                     Findlay 8-0
     Joss Celuch                         David Brooks
 
Singles:
 
Malone                                       Findlay                                 Winner
 
1. Dave Cairns                         Kyle Collette                        Findlay       6-1, 6-0

2. Nathan Davis                       Yash Pulumati                    Findlay       6-4, 6-0

3. Hunter Atkins                       David Herbda                      Findlay       6-1, 6-0

4. Alex Steinmetz                     Josh Smedley                     Findlay       6-4, 6-2                

5. Andrew Rearick                  David Brooks                       Findlay       6-1, 6-1

6. Joss Celuch                        Bryan Little                           Findlay       7-5, 6-0

Malone will next compete in an away match at NCAA Div. III Baldwin-Wallace College on Saturday (Feb. 26th) at 1:00 p.m.
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