by Emily Jodway, Sports Information Student Assistant

Defiance, Ohio - The Alma College men's tennis team defeated Defiance College, 6-3, on Tuesday (Feb. 28) afternoon as it completed a three-game road trip.

The Scots, now 2-4 overall, picked up their second win of the season with victories in the last four singles matches as well as two doubles matches.

Junior Noah Ackerman (Munising, Mich./Munising) went undefeated for the day, blanking his No. 5 singles opponent Brian Kurtz 6-0, 6-0, and teaming up with senior Grant Hill (Caro, Mich./Caro) to shut out Kurtz and Tory Savage, 8-0.

Freshmen Jonathon Groening (Midland, Mich.), Evan Vergith (Holly, Mich./Holly), and Brett Reuter (Armada Mich./Armada) also earned singles victories, with Vergith's being the first win of his collegiate career.

The Scots' next contest is on Saturday, March 11, when they return to campus to host Huntington College. The match set to begin at 10:00 a.m.