LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Ottawa University men's tennis team won its second consecutive match with a 7-0 win over Hastings College at Genesis on Saturday afternoon.
 
Santiago Tartaglia and Julian Toloza won their no. 2 doubles match 6-1 over Thane Waite and Agustin Lopez to give the Braves a 1-0 lead in doubles. Oscar Giorgio and Jarmo Perez Wienese took a 6-1 victory in no. 1 doubles to capture the doubles point for the Braves.
 
OU took a 2-0 lead over Hastings with Jhoel Quinonez's 6-0, 6-0 win in no. 2 singles over Ethan Mins. Perez Wienese's 6-1, 6-1 win in no. 1 singles over Smeltzer gave the Braves a 3-0 lead. Ottawa wrapped up the match with Toloza's 6-0, 6-1 victory in no. 3 singles over Waite, 4-0. Oscar Giorgio defeated Ryan Nickerson 6-1, 6-0 in no. 4 singles. Almog Cohen defeated Lopez 6-0, 6-0 in no. 5 singles.
 
Ottawa (2-0) returns to action on Friday, Feb. 9 against Newman University at Genesis in Lawrence, Kan. The match is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m.
 
Singles competition
1. Jarmo Perez Wienese (OU) def. Nick Smeltzer (HC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Jhoel Quinonez (OU) def. Ethan Mins (HC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Julian Toloza (OU) def. Thane Waite (HC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Oscar Giorgio (OU) def. Ryan Nickerson (HC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Almog Cohen (OU) def. Agustin Lopez (HC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ben Russell (OU) def. No player (HC), by default
 
Doubles competition
1. Oscar Giorgio/Jarmo Perez Wienese (OU) def. Nick Smeltzer/Ethan Mins (HC) 6-1
2. Santiago Tartaglia/Julian Toloza (OU) def. Thane Waite/Agustin Lopez (HC) 6-1
3. Almog Cohen/Ben Russell (OU) def. No player/No player (HC), by default