Oberlin College roundup

The men’s and women’s tennis teams participated in the NCAC Tournament last week, with both teams placing third.

On the men’s side, the Yeomen topped DePauw in the first round, 5-1, on April 27 before falling to No. 2 Denison, 5-1, on April 28. Oberlin wrapped up the tournament with a third-place game victory over Ohio Wesleyan, 5-1.

The Yeomen finished the season with a 11-10 overall record.

On the women’s side, the Yeowomen topped Ohio Wesleyan in the first round, 5-0, on April 27 before falling to No. 2 Denison, 5-3, on April 28. Oberlin wrapped up the tournament with a third-place game victory over DePauw, 5-4.

The Yeowomen finished the season with a 16-9 overall record.

Other highlights from Oberlin College for the week of April 23-29:

• Women’s lacrosse ended its regular season with a 17-6 loss to Denison. The loss dropped the Yeowomen’s record to 10-5 overall (6-2 NCAC). Oberlin opens NCAC tournament play on May 2 as the No. 2 seed, behind only No. 1 Denison. The Yeowomen will host No. 3 Wooster with the game slated to start at 6 p.m.

• The softball team’s season came to an end with a doubleheader sweep of Hiram on April 15 before being swept in a doubleheader by Capital University on April 26. The Yeowomen end their season with an 8-26 record.

• The baseball team went 1-2 on the week. The Yeomen were swept by Kenyon College on April 28, but picked up a 4-3 win over John Carroll on April 26. Oberlin picked up the win via ninth-inning heroics from freshman Lawrence Hamilton, who tied the game on a groundout before senior Sam Harris drove in the go-ahead run, scoring Parker Goldstein. The Yeomen are now 10-22 on the season with seven games remaining.