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The 4-3 score was the ninth time this season that Wooster has been involved in a match decided by one point. The Scots are now 3-6 in these matches.
The difference in this match, like many other close contests, is the doubles point. Wooster was able to grab that point Tuesday by winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Junior Rob Ogg and sophomore Paul Wiley were 8-3 winners at No. 2, while junior Matt Bierlein and sophomore Jim Sayed won 8-6 at No. 3. Sophomore Jake Sintich and freshman Brandon Lichtman fell 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, the crucial victory for Wooster came at No. 5 singles, where freshman Clint Bailey upped his record to 11-7 with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win. Other singles winners for the Scots was Ogg at No. 1 (6-1, 7-5) and Sintich at No. 2 (6-2, 6-4).
At No. 3, Bierlein won the first set before falling 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. Sayed was a 6-1, 6-2 loser at No. 4, while junior Kirk Lapham lost 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6.
The Scots close out their regular season schedule with a match at home on Thursday, April 27, against defending North Coast Athletic Conference champion Denison.
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