Apr 24, 2009 GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team dropped its second Friday match to Ohio Wesleyan 5-3 during consolation action at the North Coast Athletic Conference Tennis Championships.
Jake Allmaras (pictured) and Ben Hurtuk were singles winners for Allegheny. Allmaras won the fourth singles match over Scott Hellberg, 6-2, 6-1. Hurtuk defeated Solomon Ryan, 6-2, 6-4, in fifth singles.
Allegheny's Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky claimed a point at third doubles with a 9-7 win over Ryan Leslie and Zach Weaver.
Ohio Wesleyan claimed two doubles wins and three singles wins. At first doubles, Kevin Kahn and Brandon Luttinger handled Hurtuk and Matt Chiricosta, 8-5. In second doubles, the Battling Bishops' Hellberg and Daniel Thangarajah defeated Allmaras and Ryan Zipf, 8-5.
The Bishops also won three singles matches. Kahn bested Chiricosta, 4-6, 6-1, 4-0 (ret.), at first singles. Luttinger defeated Kerosky, 6-4, 6-2, in third singles and Leslie beat Nick Darrow at sixth singles, 7-5, 6-2.
The Gators will wrap up consolation play on Saturday with a 9 a.m. match against Oberlin
