TOLEDO, Ohio – The Tiffin University men's tennis team wrapped up competition at the Everybody vs. Cancer Invite over the weekend, collecting several strong individual performances against a field featuring regional contenders from Toledo, Grand Valley State, Wayne State, Case Western Reserve, and IU Indy.
Martin Driesner helped lead the way for the Dragons, posting a 3-0 singles record during the tournament. Driesner posted victories over Leon Chen (Case Western Reserve), Benjamin Hill (Wayne State), and defeated IU Indy's Jai Dutta, by set scores of 3-6, 6-4, 10-4.
Harry Senior also enjoyed a productive weekend. Following an opening loss to Grand Valley State's Filip Dvorak, Senior earned wins over Case Western Reserve's Rohit Jain and Stephen Claassen of Grand Valley State, including a three-set comeback in his final match (6-7, 6-2, 10-6).
In Flight G & H competition,
Max Westall finished with three singles victories. He opened the tournament with a three-set win over Sebastian O'Byrne of Grand Valley State, defeated a Wayne State opponent in straight sets, and later earned another straight-set victory over Cole Anderson of Wayne State, this time by scores of 6-3, 6-3.
Marlon Huber added a win for the Dragons on the final day, rallying for a three-set victory over Case Western Reserve's Evan Kaufman, as he dropped the opening set 6-7 (5) before rallying to win 6-4, 10-3.
In doubles play, the Tiffin tandem of
Jose Pinto and
Marlon Huber advanced with an opening-round victory over a Toledo pair before falling to the eventual quarterfinalist pairing of Dvorak and Andreu Martin from Grand Valley State.
Luka Gilbert and Westall also picked up a consolation bracket victory during Saturday's action.
The Dragons will return to action next weekend at the Northwood Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Midland, Michigan.