Carpenter wins fourth straight but Marietta men fall to Muskingum 7-2
Freshman improves to 4-2 at singles in 2008

April 2, 2008
MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College freshman Mike Carpenter (Parkersburg, W.Va.) stretched his singles win streak to four matches but the Pioneers tennis team could not post back-to-back victories as they fell 7-2 to visiting Muskingum College in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) match-up on Wednesday (April 2) at the Beren Tennis Center.

Carpenter improved to 4-2 overall and 3-1 at fourth singles with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. Senior Mark Briggs (Westerville/South) also won his third singles match for the second day in a row. He took the first set 6-1, fell 5-7 in the second set and then bounced back to win the third set 6-3.

Marietta will continue its busy week, which featured three home matches in five days, when John Carroll University visits the Beren Tennis Center for a 1 p.m. match on Saturday (April 5) afternoon.

Box Score

Muskingum College 7, Marietta College 2
Apr 02, 2008 at Marietta, Ohio

Singles competition
1. AJ Wilson (MUSK) def. Bruce Kitchens (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
2. Jayson Hilborn (MUSK) def. Ryan Callihan (MAR) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mark Briggs (MAR) def. Malcolm Reed (MUSK) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
4. Mike Carpenter (MAR) def. Adrian Matthews (MUSK) 6-4, 6-4
5. Rahil Devgan (MUSK) def. Zohare Khan (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kyle Vallejo (MUSK) def. Ryan Whitnable (MAR) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Jayson Hilborn/AJ Wilson (MUSK) def. Bruce Kitchens/Mark Briggs (MAR) 8-0
2. Malcolm Reed/Adrian Matthews (MUSK) def. Ryan Callihan/Andrew Bolton (MAR) 8-2
3. Colin Streb/Seth Holdsworth (MUSK) def. Clint Perkins/Chad Gardner (MAR) 8-2

Match Notes
Muskingum College 3-4, 2-2 OAC
Marietta College 1-5, 0-4 OAC
T-2:30 A-13

Freshman Zohare Khan and the Pioneers fell to Muskingum 7-2

Box Score