Granville, Ohio- DePauw finished second at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships after falling to the #27 Denison Big Red 5-0. The Tigers finished the season 10-7 overall, while the Big Red completed the season 10-2.

Despite the Big Red sweeping doubles play, the Tigers managed to stretch doubles play to just under an hour across the three courts.

Denison Tennis Courts

Doubles Competition 

1. Tim Cianciola/Jack Bulger (DENM) def. Bryce McClanahan/ Thomas Partridge (DPUM) 8-5
2. Patrick McGuigan/ Vlad Rotnov (DENM) def. Noah Roberts/Jake Watson (DPUM) 8-3
3. Jacob Dennen/ Akshat Agarwal (DENM) def. Gordian Bruns/ Ryan McCook (DPUM) 8-6

Playing to a decision, Denison solidified its first-place finish in singles play.

Singles Competition 

1. Tim Cianciola (DENM) def. Bryce McClanahan (DPUM) 7-5, unfinished 
2. #48 Vlad Rotnov (DENM) def. Thomas Partridge (DPUM) 6-2, unfinished
3. Marc-Lennart Harms (DENM) def. Gordian Bruns (DPU) 6-0, unfinished
4. Andy Mackler (DENM) def. Jake Watson (DPUM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Milan Gonela (DENM) vs. Noah Roberts (DPUM) 6-6, unfinished
6. Daniel Garcia (DENM) def. Ryan McCook (DPUM) 6-1, 6-0

Match Notes

DePauw University: 10-7

Denison University: 10-2; National Ranking #27

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,4)

Denison wins the NCAC Championship, their first since 2006 and their 13th all time.