Catanese, Hackenberger lead Men's Tennis in 6-1 victory over Adrian (Mich.)

LIMA — Freshmen Dylan Catanese (Lexington) and junior Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) led the Ohio Northern men's tennis team to a 6-1 victory indoors on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (1-0 Overall), Adrian (3-2 Overall).
• Venues: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Singles Highlights

• Catanese won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 singles and joined with junior Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) to win 6-1 at No. 1 doubles.
• Hackenberger won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5 singles and combined with freshman Noah Ehret (Beavercreek) to win 6-1 at No. 3 doubles.
• Freshman Aiden Yeager (Springfield/Northwestern) won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.
• Sophomore Noah Boyce (Oakwood) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.
• Junior Austin Asada (Findlay) won 6-3, 5-7, 10-1 at No. 6 singles.

Notables

• Catanese leads the Polar Bears thus far this season with an 8-2 singles mark and an 13-5 overall record.
• Wood and Catanese are a team-best 5-3 in doubles play.
• Fourth-year head coach Sean Swisher is 45-23 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .662.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will wrap up its fall schedule at the Ashland Invitational Oct. 18-19.