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DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance pulled out a 5-3 win over Anderson in the final contest of Tuesday’s tri-match to seal the fifth seed in this weekend’s HCAC Tournament. The Jackets fell 6-0 to Transylvania in the first match of the day, before bouncing back to defeat the Ravens.
Tim Kurtz set the tone for the DC win over Anderson after securing a 7-6, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles against Tim Cantwell. Adam Fausey, Lachmond Bratton and Joe Caig followed suit with straight-set wins in their singles matches to help Defiance seal the victory.
Kurtz also earned the lone doubles win of the day for Defiance, as he teamed with Fausey to take an 8-4 win against Cantwell and Chris Rowe at No. 1 doubles.
Defiance finishes the regular season with a 4-4 record in HCAC play and will now face the No. 4 seeded Hanover Panthers in the first round of the HCAC Tournament in Indianapolis this weekend. The Jackets will play Hanover at 11:00 am on Saturday, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s 9:00 am semifinal match. The championship match will begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
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Defiance def. Anderson; 5-3
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Kurtz/Fausey (DC) def. Cantwell/Rowe; 8-4
No. 2 – No decision
No. 3 – Mountsier/Stagner (AU) def. Bratton/McQuade; 8-5
Singles Results
No. 1 – Tim Kurtz (DC) def. Tim Cantwell; 7-6, 6-2
No. 2 – Nathan Turner (AU) def. Austin Kleman; 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Adam Fausey (DC) def. Kai McCurdy; 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 – Lachmond Bratton (DC) def. Chris Rowe; 6-3, 7-6
No. 5 – Joe Caig (DC) def. Kyle Mountsier; 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Carl Stagner (AU) def. Aaron Cottos; 7-5, 6-1
Transylvania def. Defiance; 6-0
No doubles matches were played
Singles Results
No. 1 – Parker Gregory (TU) def. Tim Kurtz; 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – Lee Gammon (TU) def. Austin Kleman; 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Collin St. Clair (TU) def. Adam Fausey; 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 – Clinton Colliver (TU) def. Lachmond Bratton; 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
No. 5 – Trevor Scott (TU) def. Joe Caig; 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 – Kyle Herren (TU) def. Aaron Cottos; 6-0, 6-2
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