MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College sophomore Sam Vincent (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) (Parkersburg, W.Va.) had a thrilling three-set victory but the men's tennis team fell 8-1 to visiting non-conference foe Notre Dame College Thursday (April 16) at the Beren Tennis Center.

The Pioneers dropped to 1-7 on the year, while the Falcons moved to 5-9.

Vincent, playing sixth singles, lost the first set 7-6 after a 7-4 tiebreaker. He then evened the match with a 7-6 (7-5) victory in set two, sending the battle to a 10-point, third set. In that final set, Vincent won 10-8 to secure the point for Marietta and improve to 5-3 on the spring.

The Pioneers are back in action on Saturday (April 18) afternoon when they play host to Baldwin-Wallace College. he match will begin at 1 p.m.

Notre Dame 8, Marietta College 1
Apr 16, 2009 at Marietta, Ohio

Singles competition

1. Goodwin (ND) def. Bruce Kitchens (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) (MAR) 6-0, 6-3

2. Sherman (ND) def. Mike Carpenter (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) (MAR) 6-1, 6-0

3. Roche (ND) def. Andrew Bolton (Timonium, Md./Calvert Hall) (MAR) 6-1, 6-2

4. Becktell (ND) def. Ryan Whitnable (Vincent/Warren Local) (MAR) 6-0, 6-0

5. Enthoven (ND) def. Clint Perkins (St. Marys, W.Va./St. Marys) (MAR) 6-1, 6-0

6. Sam Vincent (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) (MAR) def. Morris (ND) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-8)

Doubles competition

1. Goodwin/Sherman (ND) def. Bruce Kitchens (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge)/Clint Perkins (St. Marys, W.Va./St. Marys) (MAR) 8-2

2. Roche/Morris (ND) def. Andrew Bolton (Timonium, Md./Calvert Hall)/David Koscielny (MAR) 8-0

3. Becktell/Enthoven (ND) def. Mike Carpenter (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg)/Sam Vincent (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) (MAR) 8-2

Match Notes

Notre Dame 5-9

Marietta College 1-7