weekly recap


BC goes 2-1 in three HCAC matches

By Brian Steiner, SID intern
April 7, 2003

Special to: The Bluffton News (April 10), The Witmarsum (April 11), Alumni e-newsletter (April 8), but you read it here first.


The Bluffton College men’s tennis team recorded two victories and one loss last week as they opened up conference play. BC had a dominant performance against rival Defiance College on Tues. as they won 9-0. On Sat. the Beavers split two matches in Cincinnati as BC swept Mount St. Joseph 9-0 but came up a bit short in a 5-4 loss to Hanover.

Several individuals had outstanding performances this week for Bluffton. Junior Dan Wott (Fremont/Clyde H.S.) went 6-0, winning all three of his #3 singles matches and winning all three of his #1 doubles matches with junior Owen Beck (Archbold). Junior Kyle Sprunger (Berne, Ind./South Adams H.S.) went 3-0 at #4 singles and 2-1 with junior Brad Boyles (Berne, Ind./South Adams H.S.) at #2 doubles. Beck went 2-1 at #1 singles and won all three of his doubles matches with Wott.

The Beavers are now 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Bluffton will do battle in the HCAC this week as they travel to Anderson this Wed. to take on the Ravens at 4 p.m. before heading to Manchester on Sat. to play the Spartans and Franklin College beginning at noon.

April 1: BC 9, Defiance 0
Bluffton swept Defiance 9-0 in their final home match of the year.

Seniors Garret Skare (Huber Heights/Wayne H.S.) and David Barnes (Groveport/Tree of Life Christian H.S.) played in their final home matches for Bluffton and both recorded victories. Skare battled at #6 singles and prevailed (4-6, 7-5, 6-2) while Barnes won at #5 singles (6-4, 6-3).

April 5: BC 9, Mount St. Joseph 0
Bluffton dominated Mount St. Joseph 9-0 in their first match on Sat., which put them at 2-0 in the HCAC.

April 5: BC 4, Hanover 5
Bluffton almost beat Hanover in their second match of the day but fell 5-4.

Bluffton got two victories in singles play as Wott and Sprunger both won. The Beavers also recorded two victories in doubles play as Wott and Beck won at #1 doubles while Barnes and freshman Pete Martin (Berne, Ind/South Adams H.S.) won at #3 doubles.

The loss was Bluffton’s first in the conference this year.