Tigers Wrap Up Spring Trip With Close Losses
Final day of busy week includes a 5-4 loss to St. Ambrose and a deceiving 9-0 defeat against Connecticut College.
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Wittenberg | St. Ambrose | Score | 3 | 6 |
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Alexey Topolyanskiy / JiaLang Woo def. Mitchell Schumacher / Bryan Espinosa 8-4
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Dave Smith / Jimmy Kotany def. Dennis Gleason / Akbar Tiwana 8-1
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Luke Powers / Colin Stiefer def. Seth Quay / Stefan Thornberry 8-0
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Alexey Topolyanskiy def. Mitchell Schumacher 6-1 , 6-0
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JiaLang Woo def. Bryan Espinosa 6-3 , 6-3
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Jimmy Kotany def. Dennis Gleason 6-1 , 6-2
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Dave Smith def. Stefan Thornberry 6-1 , 6-2
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Luke Powers def. Akbar Tiwana 6-3 , 6-2
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Colin Stiefer def. Seth Quay 6-0 , 6-2
| Game Statistics | Wittenberg | Connecticut Col. | Score | 0 | 9 |
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Jonathan Kraiger / Ben Sachs def. Alexey Topolyanskiy / JiaLang Woo 9-7
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Daniel Maffa / Jeff Basch def. Dennis Gleason / Stefan Thornberry 8-5
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Joshua Moss / Mike Fratt def. Akbar Tiwana / Seth Quay 8-3
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Joshua Suneby def. Alexey Topolyanskiy 6-3 , 6-2
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John Cangelosi def. JiaLang Woo 6-0 , 6-0
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Jonathan Deeter def. Dennis Gleason 6-1 , 6-1
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Patrick Farrell def. Stefan Thornberry 6-0 , 6-2
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Joshua Moss def. Akbar Tiwana 6-4 , 6-3
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Mike Fratt def. Seth Quay 6-1 , 6-0
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on their annual Spring Break trip with a pair of losses, 6-3 to St. Ambrose and 9-0 to Connecticut College.
Wittenberg returns home with a record of 1-6.
Against St. Ambrose, the Tigers started out in a 2-1 hole after the doubles competition. Wittenberg's point came at the No. 1 position, where seniors Alexey Topolyanskiy (Moscow, Russia/School 712) and JiaLang Woo (Shanghai, China/Yew Chung Int. School) won by an 8-4 score.
In singles, Topolyanskiy continued to perform well at No. 1, winning big by a 6-1, 6-0 count, while Woo took the second court by scores of 6-3, 6-3. Freshman Stefan Thornberry (Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington) added a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 4, but the Tigers were unable to secure another point.
The day concluded with a defeat against Connecticut College, but not before the Tigers nearly pulled off a win at the No. 1 doubles position. Topolyanskiy and Woo lost by a 9-7 score, while junior Dennis Gleason (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles) and Thornberry dropped an 8-5 decision at No. 2.
Wittenberg will return to action back home in the Midwest, with three road matches over a 10-day span against DePauw, Ohio Northern and Allegheny, beginning March 18.
Written By: Ryan Maurer