Men’s Tennis Coasts Past Methodist 8-1

Team Stats

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Score

doubles

Alberto Escobar / Julius Opaschowski (ENC)
def. AJ Rogers / E.J. Stolmeijer (MU-M)

8-1

Diego Rodriguez / Tim Schoengens (ENC)
def. Daniel Wolf / Max Linder (MU-M)

8-1

Henry Siercke / Kyle Pierson (ENC)
def. Spencer Kieft / Alex Lycan (MU-M)

8-3

Singles

Wynn Johnson (MU-M)
def. Henry Siercke (ENC)

7-6 (7-5) , 3-6 , 1-0 (10-4)

Alberto Escobar (ENC)
def. Luke Laney (MU-M)

7-6 , 6-1

Julius Opaschowski (ENC)
def. Joshua Deutsch (MU-M)

6-2 , 6-3

Diego Rodriguez (ENC)
def. Owen Findley (MU-M)

6-0 , 6-0

Tim Schoengens (ENC)
def. Harrison Bitzberger (MU-M)

6-2 , 7-5

Kyle Pierson (ENC)
def. Samir Tewari (MU-M)

6-2 , 6-4

March 7, 2019

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's tennis team returned to the win-column with an 8-1 victory over Methodist Thursday.

The Lions improve to 4-4 on the year with the win while the Monarchs fall to 4-5 overall.

Alberto Escobar (Sevilla, Spain) and Julius Opaschowski (Hamburg, Germany) rolled past AJ Rogers and EJ Stolmeijer 8-1 at the No. 1 doubles spot.

Diego Rodriguez (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and Tim Schoengens (Inden, Germany) topped Daniel Wolf and Max Linder at the second doubles position 8-1.

Kyle Pierson (Redding, Calif.) and Henry Siercke (Hamburg, Germany) claimed an 8-3 victory at the third slot against Spencer Kieft and Alex Lycan.

Escobar captured a 7-6, 6-1 win at the No. 2 singles position over Luke Laney. Opaschowski rolled past Joshua Deutsch 6-2, 6-3 in the third singles match. Rodriguez blanked Owen Findley at the No. 4 spot 6-0, 6-0.

Schoengens collected his team-leading fourth singles victory with a 6-2, 7-5 decision at the fifth slot against Harrison Bitzberger.

Pierson picked up his team-best fourth singles win of the season, downing Samir Tewari 6-2, 6-4 at the sixth position.

Siercke fell in a third-set super-tiebreaker at the top singles spot to Wynn Johnson. After dropping the first set 7-6, Siercke bounced back to capture the second frame 6-3. In the super-tiebreaker, Johnson edged Siercke 10-4.

Looking ahead, Eastern Nazarene wraps up its trip with a pair of matches March 8. The Lions will face Ohio Northern in the morning before capping off the day with a tilt against Spring Arbor.