Box Score Wooster, Ohio- The DePauw men's tennis team extends its win streak to three after beating the Fighting Scots of the College of Wooster 7-2 on the road. The Tigers move to 2-0 in NCAC play and 6-5 overall, while the Fighting Scots drop to 0-2 in conference play and 4-8 for the season.
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The Tigers took a 2-1 lead over the Fighting Scots following doubles play. On court three,
Jake Watson and
Finley Buelte defeated Alexander Anikeeff and Namit Misra 8-2.
Ryan McCook and
Thomas Partridge put DePauw up by two after they beat Gabriel Escobar and Patrick Johnson 8-6 on court one. Wooster would cut the lead in half after the Fighting Scots' Shivam Dewan and Alexander Drewes defeated
Cole Metzger and
Hudson Mosher 8-6 on court two.
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In singles play with a 2-1 lead, the Tigers continued to play confidently. On court four,
Jake Louiselle beat Dewan 6-3, 6-1, and
Grayson Zylstra defeated Connor Streeter 6-2, 6-2 on court six to put DePauw up 4-2 with four courts remaining. McCook would clinch the victory for the Tigers after beating Wooster's Johnson 7-5, 6-3 on court three.
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In the remaining matches, on court one, Partridge came from behind to beat Escobar 1-6, 6-0, 6-4; on court five, the Fighting Scots' Misra earned the lone singles win for Wooster after defeating Metzger 6-2, 7-6. DePauw's Buelte earned the final win for the Tigers after beating Drewes 6-4, 6-3 on court two.
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The Tigers host the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday, April 7. The two teams take to the courts at 2 p.m. EDT.
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