May 13, 2008

Malone Loses First Round Match At NAIA Nationals

The Malone College men's tennis team lost its first-round match at the NAIA National Championships at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama last Monday by the score of 9-0 to Savannah (GA) College of Art and Design. 
    
Scores for the match were as follows:
#1 Jason Christman (Sr., McKinley H.S.)         L 6-1, 6-2
#2 Kyle Bowers (Jr., Norwalk H.S.)                    L 6-2, 6-1
#3 David Cairns (Fr., Strongsville, OH)             L 6-1, 6-1
#4 Nathanael Rodd (So., Canton, OH)             L 6-0, 6-1
#5 Tim Springirth (Jr., Erie, PA)                          L 6-0, 6-4
#6 Tim Frazier (So., Beaver Falls, PA)              L 6-0, 6-2
#1 Christman/Bowers                                         L 8-4
#2 Cairns/Rodd                                                    L 8-2
#3 Springirth/Dan Yard (Sr., Louisville H.S.)   L 8-0
    
After winning the AMC regular-season title (5-0 AMC) and posting a 15-5 regular-season overall record, Malone completed its season with a region championship, a berth in the NAIA national tournament and a final 17-6 overall record for the 2008 season.
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