MARIETTA — Senior Mackenzie Wills (Ada) became Ohio Northern's all-time career singles victories leader, leading ONU to a 9-0 non-conference victory at Marietta on Saturday at Beran Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-0, while the Pioneers fall to 0-3.
Wills won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles for her school record 84th singles victory, breaking the previous record she shared with Meghan Letizia, who accomplished the feat from 2012-16.
She also joined with sophomore Jeorgia Templin (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) to win 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
Wills is also second all-time at ONU with a career record of 165-48 and is 5th all-time with an 81-30 mark in doubles matches.
Junior Ola Latala (Grosse Isle, Mich.) won at No.1 singles 6-2, 7-6(5) and joined with freshman Olivia Kesner(Lima/Central Catholic) to win at No. 2 doubles 8-4.
Kesner also won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.
Senior Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) won at No. 4 singles 6-2, 6-1, senior Jordan Dodson (Worthington) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles and freshman Mykaela Schriber (Kenton) won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
Curry and sophomore Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) won 8-1 at No. 3 doubles.
The match did not count toward the Ohio Athletic Conference standings as the two squads meet in their OAC match on March 6, which ONU also won 9-0.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Friday with a 1 pm match at Capital.
Beaschler and Spar win opening matches
MARIETTA — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened its 2021 season with a 9-0 sweep at Marietta on Saturday afternoon at the Beran Tennis center.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-0 overall and are 1-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers fall to 0-2, 0-2.
Juniors Andrew Cochran (Wooster) and Zach Beaschler (Ada) led ONU by accounting for three victories.
Cochran won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, Beascher won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles and the duo combined to win 8-3 at No.1 doubles.
Freshman Kevya Desai (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and joined sophomore Matt Garcia(Downers Grove, Ill./South) to win 8-1 at No. 2 doubles.
Sophomore Maxim Smith (Medina) won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, freshman Isaac Spar (Ada) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles and the two men joined forces to win 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.
Senior Joji Imatomi (Yokohama, Japan/Kamakura Gakuen) wrapped up the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.
Wills overview at ONU
Overview: Mackenzie has been honored as an ITA Scholar Athlete twice in her career ... Ranks second all-time in ONU history with 82 singles wins in her four years... Needs just one singles win to tie the school record of 83 set by Meghan Letizia from 2012-16 ... Is 2nd all-time with a career record of 161-48 and is 5th all-time 79-30 mark in doubles matches ...
Is 10 doubles wins shy of the school record 89 by Letizia and is 11 overall wins away from Letizia's school record of 172 ... Owns a 40-8 career mark in OAC play ... Has a 25-2 record at #4 singles and is 45-9 at #2 doubles ... Was named the OAC Player of the Week twice in her career ... Has only used three years of athletic eligibility as the 2019-20 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior Season (2019-20): Was a team-best 28-6 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Led the team with a 15-2 record in singles play and was 13-4 in doubles ... Named the Co-OAC Player of the Week on 2/17/20 ... Named a ITA Scholar Athlete.
Junior Season (2018-19): Named an ITA Scholar Athlete ... Tied the single-season school record with a 50-9 overall record ... Went 24-3 playing anywhere from the No. 2 singles to the No. 6 singles ... Tied a school record with a 26-6 mark playing on the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams ... Had a 13-2 record in OAC play ... Was named the OAC Player of the Week on 4/15/19.
Sophomore Season (2017-18): Led the Polar Bears in singles (23), doubles (20), and overall victories (43) in her second season ... She would finish with a 7-1 singles conference record and a 6-2 doubles mark.
Freshman Season (2016-17): Went 20-6 in singles play, 20-10 in doubles action and 40-16 overall ... Played Nos. 2-6 singles and Nos. 2-3 doubles ... Her 40 wins was second-best on the team.
