Men's Tennis: Spring Arbor (Mich.) (12-5 Overall) at Ohio Northern (4-4 Overall)
Saturday, March 16, 2019, 3 p.m. — Westwood Tennis Center, Lima, Ohio
Saturday's Match: The Ohio Northern men's tennis program continues its 2019 spring slate Saturday with a dual against the NAIA's Spring Arbor (Mich.) ... The Polar Bears enter the match sporting a 4-4 overall record ... They are fresh off a 3-2 effort during the program's annual Spring Break trip to Hilton Head Island, S.C. last week ... ONU defeated Randolph (Va.) 9-0, Bridgewater (Va.) 8-1, and Roanoke (Va.) 9-0 while falling to Wilkes (Pa.) 6-3 and Eastern Nazarene (Mass.) 5-4 ... Freshman Noah Elliott led the Polar Bears with an undefeated 10-0 record throughout the week ... For his efforts, he was named the OAC Player of the Week for the second time this season ... Elliott currently paces Ohio Northern with a 17-6 overall record, a 9-4 singles record, and an 8-2 mark in doubles action ... Junior Connor Christian sits second overall with a 14-8 record while sophomore Vinh Thai is third at 13-8 overall ... Spring Arbor enters Saturday's match sporting a 12-5 overall record, which includes a 5-3 mark on the road this season ... They are fresh off an undefeated 5-0 trip to Hilton Head Island, S.C. last week ... The Cougars defeated Wallace Hanceville (Ala.) 6-3, Roanoke (Va.) 9-0, Milligan (Tenn.) 7-2, Defiance 9-0, and Eastern Nazarene (Mass.) 7-2 on the trip.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Singles Wins | Doubles Wins | Overall Wins | ||||||||
| 1. | Elliott | 9-4 | 1. | Elliott | 8-2 | 1. | Elliott | 17-6 | ||
| 2. | Christian | 8-5 | 2. | Do | 7-3 | 2. | Christian | 14-8 | ||
| 3. | Thai | 7-4 | 3. | Christian | 6-3 | 3. | Thai | 13-8 | ||
| Beaschler | 7-6 | Thai | 6-4 | |||||||
| Cochran | 7-6 |
All-Time Series: Spring Arbor currently leads the all-time series by a 1-0 margin ... The Cougars won the lone meeting 6-2 last season in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina during ONU's annual Spring Break trip.
Head Coach Mike Bonnell: Bonnell is in his third season as head coach of the Polar Bears and owns a 30-24 record, a winning percentage of .556.
