Posted: Apr 23, 2025

UNOH Repeats as Men's Tournament Champion

Lima, Ohio - University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) added another championship to its season, claiming the 2025 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) tournament championship on Wednesday afternoon. The top-seeded Racers faced off against #2 seed Lawrence Tech in the finals. UNOH got there with a 4-0 semifinal win over Aquinas while LTU punched its ticket to the finals with a 4-0 win over Indiana Tech.

The score was 4-0, but the match played closer than the score would indicate. UNOH took the first points of the day in No.1 and No. 2 doubles. Their singles victories came in the second, third and fourth line, holding off the Blue Devils in one, five and six.

Championship Results:

Doubles

1) Francisco Perez/Lucas Grana (UNOH) def. Nils Hammarsten/Joaquin Zenteno (LTU) 6-4

2) Lucas Perez/Carlos Hernandez (UNOH) def. Evan Morgan/Juan Jose Escriba Pastor (LTU) 6-2

3) Carlos Patricio/Takuya King (LTU) def. Mete Koseoglu/Florian Smalto (UNOH) 7-5

Singles

1) Francisco Perez (UNOH) vs. Evan Morgan (LTU) 6-3, 5-2 unfinished

2) Mete Koseoglu (UNOH) def. Nils Hammarsten (LTU) 6-1, 6-4

3) Lucas Perez (UNOH) def. Joaquin Zenteno (LTU) 7-5, 6-4

4) Lucas Grana (UNOH) def. Juan Jose Escriba Pastor (LTU) 6-1, 6-0

5) Florian Smalto (UNOH) vs. Carlos Patricio (LTU) 6-3, 5-3 unfinished

6) Carlos Hernandez (UNOH) vs. Takuya King (LTU) 6-4, 2-4 unfinished

With the win, UNOH earned the WHAC's automatic bid to the 73rd annual Men's Tennis National Championships. The First Round will begin on May 13 at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.

All-Time Tournament Champions
2011: Aquinas
2012: Aquinas
2013: No Tournament
2014: No Tournament
2015: UNOH
2016: UNOH
2017: UNOH
2018: UNOH
2019: UNOH
2020: No Tournament - COVID
2021: UNOH
2022: UNOH
2023: UNOH
2024: UNOH
2025: UNOH