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The Capital University men's tennis team picked up several wins in singles and doubles each this weekend at the two-day Wittenberg Invitational in Springfield, Ohio.
The Crusaders had 10 singles players and five doubles pairs compete throughout different flights against Wittenberg, Ohio Northern, Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio Dominican.
Freshman Gian Carlo DiMichelangelo led the team with two singles victories. Competing in the No. 3 flight, DiMichelangelo lost his first match, but recovered to win twice in three sets and win the backdraw.
Seniors John Murray (Bolingbrook, Ill.), Doug Gugel-Bryant (Lancaster, Ohio), freshmen Stephan Jeffries and Jared Judson also picked up singles wins. Murray competed in the second flight, while Jeffries, Judson and Gugel-Bryant played in the third, fourth and fifth flights, respectively.
In doubles, Murray and sophomore Kenny Duncan (Poland, Ohio) won their opening match at the No. 1 flight, and sophomore Josh Dotson (Temperance, Mich.) and freshman Jesse Faulkner claimed a match at No. 2.
Capital concludes its fall schedule next weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships at Wabash College. Play begins Friday at the three-day competition in Crawfordsville, Ind.
