CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana --- Wabash faced nationally-ranked Denison University in North Coast Athletic Conference men's tennis action Sunday afternoon at the Collett Tennis Center. The Little Giants lost to the visiting Big Red 7-0.
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Wabash (9-7, 0-2 NCAC) lost all three doubles matches to Denison (15-2, 3-0 NCAC), ranked third in the nation and number one in the Central Region in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III rankings.
Augusto Ghidini and
Rafael Rin faced Ethan Green and Kael Shah, ranked second in the nation and number one in the region at doubles. The Little Giant duo lost 6-2.
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Cole Shifferly faced Ethan Green, ranked second in the nation in singles in the number one flight. Shifferly lost 6-3, 6-3. Rin took on Shah, the sixth-ranked player in the country, at number two singles in a 6-1, 6-1 loss.
Tharakesh Ashokar played 38
th-ranked Jacob Patterson at number three singles in a 6-4, 6-2 final in favor of the Big Red.
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Wabash travels to Oberlin College on Friday for its next conference match before facing the College of Wooster on Saturday in NCAC action.
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