Barons Tennis
Barons’ tennis team falls to Yellow Jackets
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan men’s tennis team faced defeat to the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets eight matches to one at home on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. This was the Baron’s tennis team’s second home game of the spring season, both of which were losses. The match opened with three sets of […]
Barons Tennis Blow Past Tornadoes
By Grace Murphy Web Editor On April 24, the Franciscan men’s tennis team defeated the Geneva College Tornados at a home game at the Belleview courts. Freshmen Benjamin and Samuel Sabol started off the day, playing as the number two doubles team. They defeated their Geneva College counterparts, 8-4. The Sabols were followed by the […]
Baron tennis triumphs over Thiel
By Grace Murphy Web Editor The Franciscan men’s tennis team defeated Thiel College 9-0 in a match at Belleview Courts this past Sunday. Junior James Scanlon and sophomore Travis Mistry played as the number one doubles team for the Barons. Scanlon and Mistry handedly took down their opponent 8-2. Freshmen Benjamin Sabol and Samuel Sabol […]
Barons tennis falls to Otterbein University
The Franciscan men’s tennis team suffered defeat to the Otterbein University Cardinals nine matches to none in their first home competition this semester on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Indoor Tennis Center at Wheeling Park. Sophomore Travis Mistry and freshman Samuel Sabol kicked off the doubles play in the No. 1 matchup and […]
Athlete Spotlight: Joseph Suess – Enjoying, but never falling into love, with tennis
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR “At first, I was watching tennis on the TV at Grandma’s house,” said junior Joseph Suess, “and I knew I wanted to play.” Suess, an accounting major from New Milford, Connecticut, plays for Franciscan’s men’s tennis team and has been playing tennis for 11 years. “From (ages) 9 to 14 it was very recreational,” said Suess. “Then I started to get […]