Box Score
Tommy Stein Video Interview (prior to tournament)
The Capital University men's tennis team put forth a valiant effort with its season on the line Wednesday, but fell just short in a 5-0 loss at Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal in Ada, Ohio.
The seventh-seeded Crusaders finish the season with a 7-19 record, including a 3-6 mark in conference play. The No. 2 seeded Polar Bears advance to the semifinals to face No. 3 Otterbein on Friday in Mason, Ohio.
Capital was competitive against Ohio Northern (11-5) in doubles, winning games in all three of its matches. Senior Tommy Stein (Clyde, Ohio) and freshman Adrian Tolentino (Orrville, Ohio) had the most success, claiming four games in an 8-4 defeat at No. 2 doubles. The No. 1 pair of junior John Murray (Bolingbrook, Ill.) and freshman Kenny Duncan (Poland, Ohio) suffered an 8-2 setback, while junior Doug Gugel-Bryant (Lancaster, Ohio) and freshman Josh Dotson (Temperance, Mich.) fell by an identical 8-2 score at No. 3.
The Polar Bears claimed the team win with victories at the Nos. 3 and 4 singles spots, ending all other matches in progress.
The Crusaders return all players in 2012-13 except Stein, who will graduate this spring. Returners include Murray and Duncan, the team's top two singles players, as well as the rest of Wednesday's lineup.
Tommy Stein Video Interview (prior to tournament)
The Capital University men's tennis team put forth a valiant effort with its season on the line Wednesday, but fell just short in a 5-0 loss at Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal in Ada, Ohio.
The seventh-seeded Crusaders finish the season with a 7-19 record, including a 3-6 mark in conference play. The No. 2 seeded Polar Bears advance to the semifinals to face No. 3 Otterbein on Friday in Mason, Ohio.
Capital was competitive against Ohio Northern (11-5) in doubles, winning games in all three of its matches. Senior Tommy Stein (Clyde, Ohio) and freshman Adrian Tolentino (Orrville, Ohio) had the most success, claiming four games in an 8-4 defeat at No. 2 doubles. The No. 1 pair of junior John Murray (Bolingbrook, Ill.) and freshman Kenny Duncan (Poland, Ohio) suffered an 8-2 setback, while junior Doug Gugel-Bryant (Lancaster, Ohio) and freshman Josh Dotson (Temperance, Mich.) fell by an identical 8-2 score at No. 3.
The Polar Bears claimed the team win with victories at the Nos. 3 and 4 singles spots, ending all other matches in progress.
The Crusaders return all players in 2012-13 except Stein, who will graduate this spring. Returners include Murray and Duncan, the team's top two singles players, as well as the rest of Wednesday's lineup.
