February 28, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw, ranked 18th in Division III, remained unbeaten at 4-0 after sweeping weekend matches with Hope and Luther. The Tigers topped Hope 9-0 and then defeated Luther by an 8-1 score.
The Tigers travel to Kalamazoo on Saturday for a match with the 28th-ranked Hornets.
Hope College vs DePauw University
Feb 27, 2009 at Greencastle, Ind.
(DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center)
#18 DePauw University 9, Hope College 0
Singles competition
1. Scott Swanson (DEPAUW) def. John Gardner (HOPE) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
2. Hunter Schouweiler (DEPAUW) def. John Schlotz (HOPE) 6-1, 6-0
3. Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) def. Zach Huber (HOPE) 6-3, 7-5
4. Michael Rardon (DEPAUW) def. Jeff Vredenburg (HOPE) 6-0, 6-2
5. Will Gates (DEPAUW) def. Alex Hughes (HOPE) 6-1, 6-4
6. Evan Hunter (DEPAUW) def. Michael Garland (HOPE) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Bryan Heck/Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) def. John Schlotz/Zach Huber (HOPE) 8-2
2. Will Gates/Hunter Schouweiler (DEPAUW) def. John Gardner/Jeff Vredenburg (HOPE) 8-5
3. Scott Swanson/Michael Rardon (DEPAUW) def. Tyler Depke/Bradley Boelkins (HOPE) 8-1
Match Notes:
Hope College 0-1
DePauw University 3-0; National ranking #18
Luther College vs DePauw University
Feb 28, 2009 at Greencastle, Ind.
(DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center)
#18 DePauw University 8, Luther College 1
Singles competition
1. Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) def. Harrison Whiteley (LUTM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Scott Sundstrom (LUTM) def. Bryan Heck (DEPAUW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Hunter Schouweiler (DEPAUW) def. Utsab Rijal (LUTM) 6-4, 7-6
4. Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) def. Thomas Orser (LUTM) 6-2, 6-4
5. Michael Rardon (DEPAUW) def. Mark Mateski (LUTM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Will Gates (DEPAUW) def. Aaron Gendron (LUTM) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Bryan Heck/Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) def. Harrison Whiteley/Thomas Orser (LUTM) 8-4
2. Will Gates/Hunter Schouweiler (DEPAUW) def. Utsab Rijal/Max Piepkorn (LUTM) 8-1
3. Scott Swanson/Michael Rardon (DEPAUW) def. Scott Sundstrom/Mark Mateski (LUTM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Luther College 13-3
DePauw University 4-0; National ranking #18
Scott Riggle, DePauw's women's tennis head coach since 2000, will take over the reins of the men's team starting with the 2009-10 season
/Athletics/Tennis/MenDePauw completed its weekend sweep and improved to 2-0 on the season following an 8-1 win over the University of Indianapolis
/Athletics/Tennis/MenThe 18th-ranked Tigers opened the spring portion of the season with an 8-1 win over Division II Southern Indiana at the DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center
/Athletics/Tennis/MenTonight not only marks the opening of the spring portion of the DePauw men's tennis schedule, but it's also the beginning of head coach Tom Cath's final season as the Tigers' head coach.
/Athletics/Tennis/MenEight DePauw student-athletes competed at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Tournament and one of the doubles teams advanced to the semifinals
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