Ohio Wesleyan 5, Allegheny 3

April 24, 2009

Freshman Kevin Kahn (New Albany) and junior Brandon Luttinger (Hingham, Mass.) were double winners as Ohio Wesleyan defeated Allegheny in a consolation semifinal match of the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament on Friday in Gambier.

The match was played to decision.

Kahn and Luttinger teamed up to record an 8-5 win over Allegheny's Matt Chiricosta and Benjamin Hurtuk at No. 1 doubles.

Kahn then won at No. 1 singles, storming back after losing the first set, 6-4, to take the second set, 6-1, and building a 4-0 lead in the third set before Chiricosta retired.

Luttinger recorded a straight-set win at No. 3 singles, defeating Zachary Kerosky by scores of 6-4, 6-2.

Sophomore Scott Hellberg (Sarver, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic) and senior Daniel Thangarajah (Dublin/Scioto) posted an 8-5 win over Jacob Allmaras and Ryan Zipf at No. 2 doubles, and freshman Ryan Leslie (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./Grosse Pointe South) defeated Nick Darrow at No. 6 singles by scores of 7-5, 6-2.

With the win, Ohio Wesleyan advances to the consolation final against Wooster at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The Ohio Wesleyan-Wooster winner will finish fifth in the final conference standings, with the loser taking sixth place.

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