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Quakers Split a Pair of Road Matches at Denison

For Immediate Release:
April 22, 2006

GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Earlham College men’s tennis team split a pair of matches on Saturday.

Earlham lost 4-3 to Oberlin College before beating Ohio Wesleyan University by an identical score. Both North Coast Athletic Conference contests were played at Denison University.

Against Ohio Wesleyan, Earlham lost all three doubles matches to drop the point. The Quakers bounced back with four wins in singles securing the victory. “We had a lot of close matches and the guys are coming through in the clutch,” Earlham coach Justin Carrier said.

Senior Andy Nelson (Mantoloking, NJ/St. Mark's School) at No.2, senior Nate Henderson (Hyde Park, MA/Concord Academy) at No. 3, junior Pete DiLalla (Cleveland Heights, OH/Cleveland Heights) at No. 4 and first-year Shiro Fukuzawa (Nagano, Japan) at No. 5 were winners in straight sets for the Quakers.

The Quakers started the day with Oberlin. Junior Scott Miller (Greensburg, IN/Greensburg) and Henderson teamed up for a win at No. 1 doubles, but Earlham lost the doubles point.

Nelson, Henderson and DiLalla won their singles matches for the Quakers.

Earlham (9-4, 2-2) finishes the regular season on Tuesday at Wittenberg University. The NCAC match is at 4 p.m. Oberlin Scoresheet. Ohio Wesleyan Scoresheet.

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