Apr 24, 2009

Boxscore

GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team dropped its second Friday match to Ohio Wesleyan 5-3 during consolation action at the North Coast Athletic Conference Tennis Championships.

Jake Allmaras and Ben Hurtuk were singles winners for Allegheny. Allmaras won the fourth singles match over Scott Hellberg, 6-2, 6-1. Hurtuk defeated Solomon Ryan, 6-2, 6-4, in fifth singles.

Allegheny's Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky claimed a point at third doubles with a 9-7 win over Ryan Leslie and Zach Weaver.

Ohio Wesleyan claimed two doubles wins and three singles wins. At first doubles, Kevin Kahn and Brandon Luttinger handled Hurtuk and Matt Chiricosta, 8-5. In second doubles, the Battling Bishops' Hellberg and Daniel Thangarajah defeated Allmaras and Ryan Zipf, 8-5.

The Bishops also won three singles matches. Kahn bested Chiricosta, 4-6, 6-1, 4-0 (ret.), at first singles. Luttinger defeated Kerosky, 6-4, 6-2, in third singles and Leslie beat Nick Darrow at sixth singles, 7-5, 6-2.

The Gators will wrap up consolation play on Saturday with a 9 a.m. match against Oberlin