Scots Depth Too Much for Case

The College of Wooster men’s tennis team demonstrated its depth Thursday afternoon, as it won the second and third doubles positions and all three singles matches in the bottom-half of the lineup to edge visiting Case Western Reserve University 4-3 in non-conference competition.

The key match may have come at No. 3 doubles, where Will Morrison and Chris Mickelson triumphed 9-8 via a tiebreaker (7-1) to give Wooster the first point. Brian Ebbitts and Dan Fleszar had already won 8-4 at second doubles.

Ahead 1-0 entering singles play, the Scots used victories at No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 to offset straight-set losses at the top of the order. Morrison prevailed in a close two-setter over Jonathan Waldman at the fourth spot 6-4, 7-6 (5), Ebbitts came back after dropping the first set to Alex Wellems at No. 5 and won 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, and Nikhil Gonsalves completed the bottom-half sweep via a 6-2, 6-2 decision against Cory Darrow.

Next, Wooster (8-1) will open up its North Coast Athletic Conference divisional schedule with another home match this Saturday (April 2) against Hiram College (1-4, 0-1 NCAC East) at 1 p.m.