Men’s Tennis Triumphs 9-0 in First-Ever Matchup at Norwich

Team Stats

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Score

doubles

Henry Siercke / Julius Opaschowski (ENC)
def. Dylan Ackerman / Sam Beiter (NOR2019)

8-3

Diego Rodriguez / Tim Schoengens (ENC)
def. Alexi Gilmore / Noah Stillman (NOR2019)

8-4

Shaw Campbell / Kyle Pierson (ENC)
def. Tim Birnbaum / Abbie Barker (NOR2019)

8-0

Singles

Henry Siercke (ENC)
def. Dylan Ackerman (NOR2019)

6-1 , 6-4

Alberto Escobar (ENC)
def. Alexi Gilmore (NOR2019)

6-2 , 6-2

Julius Opaschowski (ENC)
def. Sam Beiter (NOR2019)

6-0 , 6-2

Diego Rodriguez (ENC)
def. Tim Santy (NOR2019)

6-1 , 6-1

Tim Schoengens (ENC)
def. Abbie Barker (NOR2019)

6-3 , 6-2

Jesus Lucart (ENC)
def. Tim Birnbaum (NOR2019)

6-1 , 6-1

April 8, 2019

NORTHFIELD, Vt.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's tennis team nabbed its fifth-straight victory with a 9-0 decision at Norwich Monday afternoon in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

The Lions climb to 12-6 on the season and remain unbeaten at 4-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with the win. The Cadets fall to 8-9 overall and 0-3 in league action with the result.

Henry Siercke (Hamburg, Germany) and Julius Opaschowski (Hamburg, Germany) topped Dylan Ackerman and Sam Beiter 8-3 at the No. 1 doubles position.

Diego Rodriguez (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and Tim Schoengens (Inden, Germany) bested Alexi Gilmore and Noah Stillman 8-4 at the second spot.

Shaw Campbell (Redding, Calif.) and Kyle Pierson (Redding, Calif.) blanked Tim Birnbaum and Abbie Barker 8-0 at the No. 3 slot.

Siercke collected a 6-1, 6-4 victory at the top singles position over Ackerman for his 10th singles win of the year.

Alberto Escobar (Sevilla, Spain) notched a 6-2, 6-2 win over Gilmore at the No. 2 slot.

Opaschowski posted his eighth-consecutive victory with a 6-0, 6-2 decision at the No. 3 spot against Beiter.

Rodriguez picked up his team-best 12th singles win of the season as he downed Tim Santy 6-1, 6-1 in the fourth singles match.

Schoengens defeated Barker 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 5 position while Jesus Lucart (Wylie, Texas) earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Birnbaum at the sixth slot.

Looking ahead, Eastern Nazarene travels to NCAA Division II foe Franklin Pierce April 11.