The menís tennis team returned from Hilton Head, S.C. holding a 4-3 record on the season despite only one overall victory during the trip.
The Scots were forced to switch up the starting six players due to injuries both before and during the trip, but return to Wooster with answers to some of the preseasons questions surrounding the young team.
Led by the consistent play of Matt Hoch í12 and anchored by the performances of Ethan Arenstein í11, Brad Palanski í11 and Stephen Conroy í10, the team also benefited from the development of Ashvin Reddy í13 and Matt Mandell í12.
Mandell was asked to step up in the lineup, playing at the second spot for most of his singles play and even playing in the first position against Hobart College, and went 3-1 individually on the trip.
The three team losses suffered over the break all came in close contests that could have gone either way.† The deciding factor in most of the matches came in the Scotsí struggles in doubles matches.
While the team failed to win a doubles match against Methodist and Hobart, Conroy, the teamís co-captain, is confident in the teamís improvements.† Conroy said that in the last matches of the trip the pairs played ìthe best doubles they had ever played.”
Now that the team has solidified its line up and the doubles pairings have been sorted out, the Scots look to get back on the winning side of the net against Ohio Northern University next Tuesday at home.