The Ohio Northern men's tennis team moved to 7-6 on the season with a 9-0 sweep at Concordia (Mich.) on Monday afternoon at the Chippewa Tennis Club.
Sophomore Vinh Thai (Galloway/Saint Charles) and freshman Noah Elliott (Hilliard/Davidson) led the Polar Bears, who only lost 10 games in the match.
Thai won 6-1, (retired) at No. 1 singles and Elliott won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles after the pair had won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.
Freshman Andrew Cochran (Wooster) and freshman Zach Beaschler (Ada) won 8-4 at No. 2 doubles and junior Connor Christian (Gallipolis/Gallia Academy) and freshman Nate Meadors (Dublin/Jerome) won 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Beaschler won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3, Cochran won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4, sophomore Joji Imatomi (Yokohama, Japan/Kamakura Gakuen) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 and sophomore Joshua McClure (Mount Vernon) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6.
The NAIA Cardinals fall to 2-6.
The Polar Bears will return to Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday with a match at Baldwin Wallace.
