The Bowling Green men’s tennis team knew that they were going to have to be on the top of their game against #24 Ohio State. While their intensity and effort were there, it still wasn’t enough against the national powerhouse, who defeated BG 7-0 Wednesday in Columbus. Coach Jay harris believes that the team was too focused.

“I think we learned as a team that we are trying too hard,” said Harris. “Instead we need to be relaxing and working our way into the match.”

The loss dropped BG to 3-2 in dual match play. Junior Geoff Hiscox believes that despite the loss, there were some positives that could be derived from the match.

“We started off a little slow, but we really picked it up as the match went on,” said Hiscox. “It’s a little dissappointing, but hopefully we can capitalize on the positives in our upcoming matches.”

After a three hour practice on Thursday, BG will be looking to rebound this weekend in Kalamazoo, Mich., where they will play three matches. Their first will be against Northern Iowa on Friday, and then they will face Illinois State and Kalamazoo College on Saturday. They defeated Northern Iowa 4-3 last year in Las Vegas. They will also have to be without the services of sophomore Milos Jirout this weekend, who pulled a quad muscle against Ohio State.”

“It’s going to be tough to not have Milos,” Harris said. “But this will also be an opportunity for another player to step up.”

After this weekend, the Falcons will not have another match until they play Drake on Feb. 16. Geoff Hiscox believes the team will head into the break on a high note.

“We have a little more experience and we are ready for what’s coming up,” Hiscox said. “I expect us to play very well.”