Marietta men fall 5-4 at Waynesburg in tennis
Yellow Jackets' victory at sixth singles breaks 4-4 tie

March 29, 2007
WAYNESBURG, Pa. — The Marietta College men's tennis team finished one point shy of victory, falling to host Waynesburg (Pa.), 5-4, on Thursday (March 29) afternoon. It was the second time this year that the Pioneers lost 5-4.

Marietta (0-3, 0-1 OAC) opened with a win at third doubles, when sophomore Justin Yager (Marion/Pleasant) and junior Eric Taylor (Gallipolis/Gallia Academy) earned a point after an injury forced Waynesburg to concede the match with Marietta winning 4-3.

The Yellow Jackets (2-4) won the other two doubles matches as well as first and second singles to take a 4-1 advantage.

Marietta battled back to tie the match at 4-4 with wins at third, fourth and fifth singles. Junior Ryan Callihan (Stout/Portsmouth West) improved to 2-1 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at third singles. Senior Eddie Yu (Hilliard/Hilliard Davidson), playing in his first match of the year, won at fourth singles, 7-5, 6-3. Yager swept his fifth singles match, 6-0, 6-0.

The match came down to sixth singles, where Taylor fell 6-3, 6-2 to Dustin Cozad, inserted to replace his teammate who was injured during the doubles match.

Marietta will continue to look for its first win of the year when it plays host to Heidelberg Saturday (March 31) in a 10 a.m. Ohio Athletic Conference match at the Beren Tennis Center.

Senior Eddy Yu won at fourth singles Thursday

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