DeVito's First Coaching Win Highlights Final Two Days of Spring Break Trip
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | #24 Ave Maria (Fla.) | Wittenberg | Score | 7 | 0 |
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Kyle Fout / Ethan Libby def. Andreu Solvia / Danil Mishchanin 6-3
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Pedro Garcia / Juan Garcia def. Benjamin Glassman / Justin Hardie 6-0
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Gianmarco Punzo / Julien Mourad def. Andrew Garofoli / Daniel Patel 6-3
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Anderson Duggan def. Ethan Libby 6-0 , 6-1
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Pedro Garcia def. Kyle Fout 6-1 , 6-1
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Gianmarco Punzo def. Justin Hardie 6-1 , 6-1
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Joao Felipe Almeida def. Andrew Garofoli 6-3 , 6-2
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Danil Mishchanin def. Benjamin Glassman 6-0 , 6-0
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Julien Mourad def. Daniel Patel 6-0 , 6-0
| Game Statistics | Central (Iowa) | Wittenberg | Score | 5 | 2 |
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Jacob Bennett / Ethan Libby def. Ayden Fletcher / AJ Wilkins 6-4
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Jack Briggs / Benny Ramker def. Kyle Fout / Justin Hardie 6-2
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Travis Subbert / Ernest Alvarez C. def. Benjamin Glassman / Andrew Garofoli 6-3
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Ethan Libby def. Ayden Fletcher 7-6 , 7-5
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Kyle Fout def. AJ Wilkins 6-2 , 4-6 , 10-6
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Jack Briggs def. Jacob Bennett 6-0 , 6-0
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Ernest Alvarez C. def. Justin Hardie 6-3 , 1-6 , 10-8
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Travis Subbert def. Andrew Garofoli 6-3 , 6-1
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Benny Ramker def. Benjamin Glassman 6-1 , 6-2
| Game Statistics | Northwestern (Minn.) | Wittenberg | Score | 2 | 5 |
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Kyle Fout / Ethan Libby def. Carson Haack / Griffin Jarchow 6-4
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Sam Majerus / Isaac Thomforde def. Jacob Bennett / Justin Hardie 6-4
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Andrew Garofoli / Benjamin Glassman def. Caleb Jergenson / Caleb Swigart 6-4
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Ethan Libby def. Carson Haack 7-6 , 6-3
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Griffin Jarchow def. Kyle Fout 4-6 , 6-0 , 1-0
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Justin Hardie def. Sam Majerus 6-4 , 7-5
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Jacob Bennett def. Isaac Thomforde 6-4 , 6-7 , 1-0
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Andrew Garofoli def. Caleb Jergenson 6-1 , 6-2
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Caleb Swigart def. Benjamin Glassman 6-2 , 6-1
ORLANDO, FL – Wittenberg Men's Tennis put the finishing touches on Spring Break 2025 with three matches over the course of two days on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, in the process securing a landmark win for first-year Head Coach John DeVito.
The Tigers lost to Central (Iowa), 5-2, on Thursday morning, but then secured their first win of the season with a 5-2 victory over Northwestern (Minn.) on Thursday evening. On Friday morning, Wittenberg wrapped things up in the Sunshine State with a loss to nationally ranked NCAA Division II scholarship program Ave Maria at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
Individually, Ethan Libby (Loveland, OH / Loveland) won both of his singles matches in straight sets at the No. 1 position on Thursday, while Kyle Fout (Gahanna, OH / Gahanna Lincoln) went to three sets in both matches, winning against Central but losing against Northwestern.
It was a total team effort in the win over Northwestern, as the Tigers picked up the doubles point with wins by Libby and Jacob Bennett (Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central) at No. 1 and the pairing of Andrew Garofoli (Springboro, OH / Springboro) and Benjamin Glassman (Woodbridge, CT / Amity Regional) at No. 3. Along with Libby, singles winners were Justin Hardie (Centerville, OH / Centerville) at No. 3, Bennett at No. 4, and Garofoli at No. 5.
Men's Tennis vs. Central
Singles
- Court 1: Libby won 7-6, 7-5
- Court 2: Fout won 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
- Court 3: Bennett lost 0-6, 0-6
- Court 4: Hardie lost 3-6, 6-1, 8-10
- Court 5: Garofoli lost 3-6, 1-6
- Court 6: Glassman lost 1-6, 2-6
Doubles
- Court 1: Bennett/Libby lost 6-7
- Court 2: Fout/Hardie lost 2-6
- Court 3: Glassman/Garofoli lost 3-6
Men's Tennis vs. Northwestern
Singles
- Court 1: Libby won 7-6, 6-3
- Court 2: Fout lost 6-4, 0-6, 8-10
- Court 3: Hardie won 6-4, 7-5
- Court 4: Bennett won 6-4, 6-7, 10-7
- Court 5: Garofoli won 6-1, 6-2
- Court 6: Glassman lost 2-6, 1-6
Doubles
- Court 1: Libby/Bennett won 6-4
- Court 2: Fout/Hardie lost 4-6
- Court 3: Garofoli/Glassman won 6-4
Men's Tennis vs. Ave Maria
Singles
- Court 1: Libby lost 0-6, 1-6
- Court 2: Fout lost 1-6, 1-6
- Court 3: Hardie lost 1-6, 1-6
- Court 4: Garofoli lost 3-6, 2-6
- Court 5: Glassman lost 0-6, 0-6
- Court 6: Daniel Patel (Pittsburgh, PA/ Shaler Area) lost 0-6, 0-6
The Tigers head home with an overall record of 1-9. Wittenberg returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at Baldwin Wallace.