Pioneers fall to Bethany, 5-4, in season opener
Briggs and Yager each win at singles

March 22, 2007
BETHANY, W.Va. — Head Coach Mike Snell and the Marietta College men's tennis team opened the 2007 season with a 5-4 loss at Bethany (W.Va.) College Thursday (March 22) afternoon. The Pioneers (0-1) took two of the three doubles matches, but the Bison (1-1) answered by winning four of the six singles matches to steal the victory.

Senior Josh McLaughlin (Vincent/Warren Local) and Bruce Kitchens (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) combined to win at first doubles, taking down Joe McLane and Andrew McPherson, 8-4.

Junior Adam Rockhold (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) and freshman Andrew Bolton (Timonium, Md./Calvert Hall) won at third doubles, defeating David Hayes and Robert Lowe, 8-5.

In singles action, junior Mark Briggs (Westerville South) defeated Joe McLane, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4, in fourth singles, and sophomore Justin Yager (Marion/Pleasant) topped Bill Grant, 6-2, 6-3, at sixth singles.

Marietta returns to action Saturday (March 24), when it plays host to Ohio Northern at 1 p.m.

Junior Mark Briggs won his match at fourth singles Thursday against Bethany

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