Box Score GRANVILLE, Ohio (April 26, 2024) – For the second year in a row, the top-seeded Denison University men's tennis team defeated eighth-seeded Wittenberg University during the quarterfinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, this time by a score of 6-0. In addition, with his win in doubles, senior Andy Mackler now becomes the new Denison single-season record holder in doubles wins with 29.
 
Notable Results:
Denison 6, Wittenberg 0:
Doubles

• Denison won 8-0 at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles while Ethan Green and Kael Shah won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.
• Green and Shah, the No. 18-ranked doubles pair in NCAA Division III, improved to 9-4 at No. 1 doubles.
• Mackler's record breaking win came with Jacob Patterson at No. 3 doubles. The duo is 17-0 in dual matches this season and is ranked No. 10 in the Central Region.

Singles

• Nadeem Jones won first, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 singles. It was his second dual-match win of the season.
• The clinching point came from Milan Gonela, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 singles. It was his fifth dual-match win of the season.
• Zachary Portnoy added another 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles, scoring his final point just moments after Gonela.

 
Team Records:

• No. 9 nationally-ranked Denison (17-4) is 24-0 against Wittenberg (1-19) since defeating the Tigers in the NCAC Tournament Championship match back in 2004.

 
Record Book Watch:
Singles-Season Doubles Wins:

• After already breaking Denison's career records for singles, doubles and combined wins earlier this season, Mackler (29-2) adds the single-season record for doubles wins to his list after breaking Tim Cianciola's previous record of 28 doubles wins set in 2022.

Single-Season Combined Wins:

• Mackler (53-5) is still second in combined wins in one season while Shah (48-14) is third, Green (44-19) is tied for fifth and Patterson (43-6) is eighth. The record is 55 set by Cianciola in 2022.

 
National/Regional Rankings:

• The Intercollegiate Tennis Association ("ITA") has released the ITA Division III Men's National Team, Singles, and Doubles Computerized Rankings and Regional Team Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point for April 24, 2024.
• Denison is ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division III and No. 3 in the Central Region
• Ethan Green and Kael Shah and ranked No. 18 as a doubles pair in NCAA Division III.
• In singles, Kael Shah is ranked No. 9, Jacob Patterson is No. 17, and Ethan Green is No 28. It is the first time Denison has had three players ranked in the top-30 nationally.
• In the Central Region, Ethan Green and Kael Shah and ranked No. 6 and Jacob Patterson and Andy Mackler are ranked No. 10 in doubles.
• Lastly, Kael Shah checks in at No. 3 while Jacob Patterson is No. 4 and Ethan Green is No. 8 in singles in the Central Region.

 
Next Up: For the second season in a row, Denison will take on Wabash College in the NCAC semifinals, starting at 12 p.m. tomorrow (April 27). The other semifinal match will feature Kenyon College vs. Oberlin College.