HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Westminster College men's tennis team lost, 9-0, to Cornell College (IA) in the first match of their Spring Break trip on Sunday.
 
Titan sophomore Miguel Ascencio (Venitia, PA / Peters Township) lost a hard-fought match at no. 1 singles to Shoma Kishimoto, 6-7, 6-1, 10-5.
 
Westminster sophomores Collin Kelly (McDonald, PA / Canon MacMillan) and Alec Rich (Trafford, PA / Penn Trafford) lost a close no. 3 doubles match, 8-6, to Nick Adamou and Connor Schanen.
 
The Titans dropped to 0-2, while Cornell improved to 6-4 on the season.
 
Westminster will take on Nebraska Wesleyan University Tuesday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m.
 
Singles competition:
1. Shoma Kishimoto (CORNELL) def. Miguel Ascencio (WES) 6-7, 6-1, 10-5
2. Hayden Dzurisin (CORNELL) def. Alex Georgescu (WES) 6-0, 6-0
3. Tom Greene (CORNELL) def. Logan Mannhiermer (WES) 6-4, 6-2
4. Drew Arnold (CORNELL) def. Noah Weiss (WES) 6-3, 6-1
5. Nick Adamou (CORNELL) def. Collin Kelly (WES) 6-4, 6-2
6. Connor Schanen (CORNELL) def. Alec Rich (WES) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. Shoma Kishimoto/Hayden Dzurisin (CORNELL) def. Miguel Ascencio/Logan Mannhiermer (WES) 8-1
2. Tom Greene/Drew Arnold (CORNELL) def. Alex Georgescu/Noah Weiss (WES) 8-4
3. Nick Adamou/Connor Schanen (CORNELL) def. Alec Rich/Collin Kelly (WES) 8-6