ORLANDO, Fla. — The Wittenberg men's tennis team closed out its four-game spring break trip in Florida on Thursday with a 9-0 loss to Trine.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (1-10 overall), Trine (6-3 overall)
• Venue: USTA National Campus - Orlando, Fla.
• Wittenberg is now 2-1 all-time against Trine.

The Match

• Wittenberg junior Ethan Libby (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) and senior Kyle Fout (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) battled in a tight match on the No. 1 doubles court, ultimately falling 7-8(3) in a tiebreaker.
• Also in doubles play, junior Mark Trinka (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) and freshman Henry Smith-Heston (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) fell 2-8 at No. 2, and freshmen Sven Van den Eerenbeemt (S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/Gymnasium Beekvliet) and Jacob Bennett (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) fell 2-8 at No. 3
• Libby fell 1-6, 3-6 at No. 1 singles.
• Trinka fell 5-7, 5-7 in a tight loss at No. 2 singles.
• Fout fell 1-6, 0-6 at No. 3 singles.
• Eerenbeemt fell 4-6, 4-6 at No. 4 singles.
• Bennett fell 4-6, 3-6 at No. 5 singles.
• Freshman Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) fell 3-6, 0-6 at No. 6 singles.

Quote - Head coach Jacob Rankin

• "We saw some major improvements from both the men's and women's teams this week. It was a long, hot week with a lot of tennis. I'm proud of our fight and mental toughness through some matches that didn't go our way. It's time to rest up and get ready for the second half of the season. Go Tigers!"

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Saturday, March 23, at Ohio Northern at 2 p.m.