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Eric Zhang
Sean Gibson
9
Winner Kenyon College KENM (8-7, 2-1 NCAC)
0
Oberlin College Tennis OBEM (5-8, 0-2 NCAC)
Winner
Kenyon College KENM
(8-7, 2-1 NCAC)
9
Final
0
Oberlin College Tennis OBEM
(5-8, 0-2 NCAC)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Owls blank Yeomen in conference contest

OBERLIN, Ohio -- Reaching the midway point of its conference schedule, the Kenyon College men's tennis team whipped through a 9-0 win against host Oberlin College on Saturday afternoon. The victory made the Kenyon team 9-7 overall and 3-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference play.

The Owls jumped out to a 3-0 lead in doubles play and never looked back. Paulo Pocasangre Kreling and Gianluca Bocanegra lost their first game of the day, but then won eight straight to take the No. 1 doubles match. Rishil Kondapaneni and Eric Zhang escaped a 6-6 tie by taking the final two games at No. 2 doubles, while Christophe Leblanc and Eliezer Gonzalez snapped a 5-5 tie by winning the final three games at No. 3 doubles.

Five of the Kenyon players who participated in doubles matches also went on to win their singles matches. Pocasangre Kreling led the way with a 6-1, 6-1 win in the No. 1 match. Gonzalez won by nearly the same score, taking the No. 5 match 6-2, 6-1.

Kondapaneni was victorious by a 6-1, 6-4 count at No. 2 and Bocanegra prevailed at No. 3 by a 7-5, 6-1 final.

The last two matches on the courts were No. 5 and No. 6. At No. 5, Rakkan Audeh got through a close 7-6, 6-4 match, while at No. 6, Zhang cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory. 

The Owls, winners four times in their last five matches, will return home Sunday to face The College of Wooster (6-8, 0-3 NCAC) in another conference contest.
 
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