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Men's Tennis Opens Season With 5-4 Win Over Northwestern Ohio
Posted: Feb 10, 2018

Men's Tennis Opens Season With 5-4 Win Over Northwestern Ohio

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Radu Popa / Iustin Baciu (NWO)
def. Mikhail Fomenkov / Kobus Sauerman (NU)
9-8
David Reinauer / Francois Sauerman (NU)
def. Artur Culicovschi / Gjorgji Popovski (NWO)
8-5
Pablo Salamanca / Ben Brandherm (NU)
def. Marcos Salazar / Lars Kaplusch (NWO)
9-8
Singles
Mikhail Fomenkov (NU)
def. Radu Popa (NWO)
6-3, 6-0
Iustin Baciu (NWO)
def. Kobus Sauerman (NU)
7-6, 6-4
David Reinauer (NU)
def. Artur Culicovschi (NWO)
3-6, 6-1, 7-6
Gjorgji Popovski (NWO)
def. Francois Sauerman (NU)
6-2, 6-4
Marcos Salazar (NWO)
def. Pablo Salamanca (NU)
7-5, 6-2
Ben Brandherm (NU)
def. Lars Kaplusch (NWO)
6-0, 6-0

OVERVIEW - NORTHWESTERN OHIO

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 5, Northwestern Ohio Racers 4
RECORDS: Northwood (1-0), Northwestern Ohio (1-1)
LOCATION: Greater Midland Tennis Center - Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood opened their 2018 season with a 5-4 win over Northwestern Ohio Saturday afternoon (February 10).

INSIDE THE MATCH

  • Northwood led 2-1 after a tightly-contested set of matches. The Timberwolves started the day with an 8-5 win at the No. 2 slot. The final two doubles matches each went to a tiebreaker, with each team picked up a win. The Racers picked up a win at the No. 1 position, while the Timberwolves were victorious at the No. 3 slot.
  • The match remained close into singles, as the two teams split the six singles matches. Northwood picked up wins at the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 6 slots, while Northwestern Ohio won at the No. 2, 4 and 5 positions.
  • The key match proved to be at the No. 3 singles, where David Reinauer won a three-set contest 3-6, 6-1, 7-6.

TOP PERFORMERS

UP NEXT

  • The Timberwolves will travel host Hillsdale Saturday (February 17). Match time is set for 6 p.m.