Bluffton University 8, Adrian College 1

Bluffton defeats Adrian College 8-1

By Lindsey Delscamp, sports information intern
March 24, 2005

BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Bluffton University men’s tennis (1-0) team posted a decisive victory over Adrian College 8-1.

The Beavers swept all three of the doubles matches. Junior Pete Martin (Berne, Ind./South Adams) and freshman Jordan Zickafoose (Lima/Lima Senior) picked up a win at No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-4.

In the No. 1 singles position Zickafoose posted a victory with a score of 6-1, 6-2. Freshman Blake Babcock (Findlay/Findlay) won the No. 3 singles position by a score of 6-4, 6-1. The Beavers swept the No. 4 through No. 6 singles position for the 8-1 win.

Bluffton will be back in action at Transylvania on March 26. The team will play Transylvania and Hanover in a three-way conference matchup.

Singles
No. 1 – Zickafoose (B) def. Krsteski (A) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 – Kerwin (A) def. P. Martin (B) 6-3, 2-6, 0-6
No. 3 – Babcock (B) def. Rudolph (A) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 – Kauffman (B) def. Schmidli (A) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 – E. Martin (B) def. Powers (A) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Barth (B) def. Schlaufman (A) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 – Zickafoose, P. Martin (B) def. Krsteski, Rudolph (A) 8-4
No. 2 – Babcock, Kauffman (B) def. Kerwin, Powers (A) 8-1
No. 3 – Barth, Schloneger (B) def. Childs, Schmidli (A) 8-4