In a match that was moved indoors to the Towpath Tennis Center in Akron, Ohio due to rainy conditions, the Malone University men's tennis team lost a home contest to Cedarville University by the score of 9-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Nate Davis, at #1 singles, and Andrew Rearick, at # 5 singles, gave strong efforts but came up just short in identical 6-4, 7-6 losses to their opponents.

In addition, Rearick and his #3 doubles partner, Michael Berry, came the closest to a doubles victory in a narrow 8-6 loss.

Scores for the match were as follows:

Singles:

     Malone                   Cedarville                          Winner        Score
1. Nate Davis             Aaron Niemiec                 CU               6-4, 7-6
2. Alex Steinmetz       Bobby Eberhard              CU               6-2, 6-1
3. Joss Celuch          John Filcik                        CU               6-1, 6-0
4. Brett Krejci              Quintin Paul                     CU              6-4, 6-0
5. Andrew Rearick     Adam Levesque             CU               6-4, 7-6
6. Michael Berry         Josh Van Zandt               CU               6-2, 6-0

Doubles:

     Malone                      Cedarville                              Winner      Score
1. Davis/Celuch            Niemiec/Filcik                      CU             8-4
2. Steinmetz/Krejci       Eberhar/Jared Gerber        CU             8-5
3. Rearick/Berry            Paul/Jake Miller                   CU             8-6

Malone will next compete on Tuesday (April 17th) in a match at the University of Northwestern Ohio (16-5) at 4:00 p.m.