Granville, OH- Capping their season off with a 5-1 win over Wittenberg, the Oberlin men's tennis team earned fifth place in the NCAC Tournament. The tourney match concludes the Yeomen's season after going 1-2 in conference play and 7-13 overall. The Crimson and Gold also finish ranked 15
th in the region.
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The No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams took down their Tigers counterparts by equal scores of 8-6. The top duo of
Grant North and
James Dill finished first before
Rohan Gold and
Sean Billerbeck cleaned house.
Sam Topper and
Sebastien Naginski came up short in a tiebreaker, fallin 8-7 (7-2).
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The Yeomen made quick work of Wittenberg in the singles action, as Naginski took down E. Libby in the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-2 before Topper dominated his competition 6-4, 6-1. Naginski secured the victory for Oberlin with a 6-2, 6-2 win in the No. 5 slot. Billerbeck (6-7, 3-4), Dill (3-6, 6-2, 1-0), and
Nathan Englehart (2-6, 7-5, 2-3) were all in the middle of matches when Gold solidified the team's victory with a 6-3, 6-2 win in the No. 2 singles match to clinch fifth in the conference.
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The Yeomen now look ahead to the Fall season and welcoming a new batch of Obies.
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Fans can watch all home matches live on theÂ
Oberlin Sports Network. Home contests can be accessed on a TV through the official Oberlin College Sports Network app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
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