Men's Tennis wraps up winter schedule with 5-2 setback at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
February 28, 2026
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team wrapped up its winter schedule with a 5-2 loss at Kalamazoo (Mich.) on Saturday indoors.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (2-3 Overall), Kalamazoo (4-2 Overall).
- Venues: Markin Tennis Center - kalamazoo, Mich.
ONU Highlights
- Junior Kessler Hackenberger (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) won twice to lead the Polar Bears.
- He won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles and combined with freshman Noah Ehret (Beavercreek) to win 7-5 at No. 3 doubles.
- Ohio Northern won the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles courts.
- Junior Tyler Wood (Toledo/St. John's) and freshman Dylan Catanese (Lexington) won 6-3 at No. 1 doubles.
- Sophomore Ethan Remy (Lexington) and freshman Aiden Yeager (Springfield/Northwestern) combined to win 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
Notables
- Catanese leads the Polar Bears thus far this season with a 12-4 singles mark and a 20-8 overall record.
- Wood and Catanese are a team-best 8-4 in doubles play.
- Hackenberger is 8-4 in singles action.
- Fourth-year head coach Sean Swisher is 46-26 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .639.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will being their spring schedule on Mar. 9 against North Central (Ill.) and East Texas Baptist in Orlando, Fla.
