Steubenville, Ohio - Franciscan men's tennis concluded its fall portion of the 2026-27 season Wednesday afternoon, defeating Pitt-Greensburg by a score of 7-0.  With the win, Franciscan enters the spring part of the season with a 1-1 record. The win was Head Coach Nate Sims' first as coach of the Barons. 

Doubles
At #1, Aaron Heinlein and Christopher Yvars played, winning by a score of 6-0 Will Howell and Owen Blattel played in the second spot, also winning by the same score. At spot #3, Esteban Webber-Bernal and Elijah Clink were paired together, and they won as well by a 6-0 score.

Singles
Heinlein was up again in the #1 spot, and he was victorious in two sets (6-0, 6-1). Yvars followed, having a perfect 6-0 score each set. Clink and Howell followed with 6-0, 6-0 wins in the #3 and #4 positions. Owen Blattel played in the #5 spot, and he was also successful in winning 6-0 both sets. Damian Acosta finished the singles action with a 6-1 victory in set one, and a 6-0 win in set two.

Next Up
With fall action officially over Franciscan will resume play in February with two matches against Carlow at home.

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