Men's Tennis

Men’s tennis player Casey Filas has been a major contributor to a team that has continued to climb up the OAC standings. After finishing eighth in the conference in 2008, the Crusaders were among the league’s best five teams in 2009. The Nursing major discusses how the team will continue their ascension in 2010, as well as his favorite all-time tennis players and who is better between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Capital University had two student-athletes named to the Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s At-Large Academic All-Conference team on Monday following a vote conducted amongst the OAC’s faculty athletics representatives. Juniors Daniel Zaborsky (men’s golf) and Max Hoff (men’s tennis) were each selected to the OAC Academic All-Conference First Team.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – The Capital men’s tennis tandem of Max Hoff and Casey Filas each earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference recognition on Thursday following voting conducted amongst the conference’s head coaches. Hoff was a Second Team selection while Filas was an Honorable Mention pick.

BEREA, Ohio – The Capital men’s tennis team was shutout in its Ohio Athletic Conference Quarterfinal match at Baldwin-Wallace, 5-0 on Tuesday afternoon inside the Lou Higgins Recreation Center.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Host Capital swept all of its doubles matches and won each singles match in straight sets to secure a 9-0 non-conference men’s tennis victory over Central State on Thursday at the Columbus School for Girls’ Kirk campus.

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Five of the six Crusaders in action won both their singles and doubles matches as visiting Capital defeated Heidelberg, 8-1 in an Ohio Athletic Conference men’s tennis match at Baywinds Athletic Club on Tuesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital was competitive, but lost an Ohio Athletic Conference dual match to first-place Mount Union, 9-0 on Saturday at the Columbus School for Girls’ Kirk campus. With the loss, Capital (3-12, 3-4 OAC) falls into a three-way tie for fifth place in the OAC standings.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital men’s tennis team earned five singles points and took two of three doubles matches to earn a 7-2 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over visiting Wilmington on Friday at the Columbus School for Girls’ Kirk campus.

BEREA, Ohio – The Capital men’s tennis team went indoors to take on Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin-Wallace, but suffered a 9-0 loss on Wednesday in a match played at the Lou Higgins Recreation Center.

MARIETTA, Ohio – Visiting Capital won all three doubles points and the top four singles matches in a 7-2 Ohio Athletic Conference men’s tennis victory at Marietta on Thursday afternoon.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Visiting Capital won a pair of singles matches and earned one doubles point, but lost to Wittenberg, 6-3 in a non-conference men’s tennis matchup on Sunday.

NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The trio of juniors Max Hoff and David Albert as well as sophomore Casey Filas paced the Capital men’s tennis team to its first dual match victory of the season over Ohio Athletic Conference rival Muskingum, 6-3 on Saturday afternoon.

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Capital men’s tennis team lost by an 8-1 score for the second straight day as it fell to non-conference opponent Ohio Wesleyan on Thursday afternoon.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University men’s tennis team played close with Ohio Athletic Conference rival Ohio Northern, but lost 8-1 in its home opener on Wednesday at the Columbus School for Girls' Kirk Campus.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – Visiting Capital was close in a number of matches, but could not score a point in a 9-0 loss to John Carroll in Ohio Athletic Conference men’s tennis action on Monday afternoon.

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Capital men’s tennis team managed just one singles victory in a 6-1 loss to Wabash on Saturday in a match played at Ohio Wesleyan University.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Crusader men’s tennis team was competitive in nearly every match, but could not earn its first win of the season as it lost to Alma on Tuesday, 6-3. With the loss, Capital falls to 0-3 on the season.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Capital University men’s and women’s tennis teams were each swept by Brandeis in indentical 9-0 scores on Monday.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Capital University men’s tennis team lost its season opener to Hanover College, 5-4 on Sunday.