Box Score

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio -- The Washington & Jefferson men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to Baldwin Wallace University at the North Ridge Tennis and Golf Club in Ohio Friday evening.
 
The closest W&J came to victory was at second singles, where sophomore Sam Bellini (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) locked in a battle with B-W's Matt Harris. Bellini scratched out a narrow 7-6 (11-9) win in the opening set before seeing Harris pull out a 6-4 (10-8) victory in the second set. In the third set tiebreak, Harris outlasted Bellini by a 10-8 margin. 
 
With the loss, the Presidents' overall record falls to 3-1 for the 2018-19 campaign. B-W improves its record to 3-0 overall. 
 
W&J is slated to return to action on Friday, March 1 at home against Pitt-Greensburg. 
 
Baldwin-Wallace 9, W&J 0

Singles competition
1. Dominic Polifrone (BW-M) def. Nate Wang (WJC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Matt Harris (BW-M) def. Sam Bellini (WJC) 6-7 (9-11), 6-4 (10-8), 1-0 (10-8)
3. Jake Elbin (BW-M) def. Max Perilstein (WJC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Michael Benotti (BW-M) def. Stephen Mehlbaum (WJC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Roger Boyer (BW-M) def. Josh Hnat (WJC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Miles Collins (BW-M) def. James Gunn (WJC) 6-0, 6-0 


Doubles competition
1. Dominic Polifrone/Matt Harris (BW-M) def. Nate Wang/Sam Bellini (WJC) 8-4
2. Jake Elbin/Roger Boyer (BW-M) def. Max Perilstein/Stephen Mehlbaum (WJC) 8-5
3. Michael Benotti/Ben Binion (BW-M) def. Josh Hnat/James Gunn (WJC) 8-2