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Mid-American Conference Match Play - vs. No. 7 Northern Illinois
Men's Golf Drops Two Matches at MAC Match Play Event
February 11 | Men's Golf
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Complete Results | Match Play Bracket
DADE CITY, Fla. – The University of Akron men's golf team dropped its first two matches of the 2013 Mid-American Conference Match Play on Monday, falling to No. 7 Northern Illinois 3.0-3.0 in a tiebreaker and 3.5-2.5 to No. 3 Toledo.
The Zips, playing as the No. 2 seed, will face No. 8 seed Ohio in the seventh-place match on Tuesday. The final match will begin at 8 a.m. ET with a shotgun start.
Charlie Bull and Carr Vernon posted wins in both matches for the Zips. Bull won 1 UP over Griffin Bauman (NIU) and defeated Otto Black (Toledo) 3 and 1. Vernon posted wins of 4 and 3 against Matt Gorman (NIU), and 3 and 1 against Patrick Cermak (Toledo).
Cameron Simmons posted a split in his two matches, defeating Nick Schiavi (NIU) 3 and 2, before falling 5 and 4 to Toledo's Jamie Richardson.
Harry Whittle was the only other Akron golf to post a scoring result for the Zips on the day, halving his match with Toledo's Thomas Shindler.
Match One
No. 7 Northern Illinois 3.0, No. 2 Akron 3.0 (NIU wins tiebreaker)
Charlie Bull (Akron) defeats Griffin Bauman (NIU) 1 UP
Cameron Simmons (Akron) defeats Nick Schiavi (NIU) 3 and 2
Nick Huggins (NIU) defeats Louis Birchall (Akron) 4 and 2
Shawn Foley (NIU) defeats Ryan Harris (Akron) 7 and 5
Carr Vernon (Akron) defeats Matt Gorman (NIU) 4 and 3
Kurtis Luedtke (NIU) defeats Harry Whittle (Akron) 5 and 4
Match Two
No. 3 Toledo 3.5, No. 2 Akron 2.5
Charlie Bull (Akron) defeated Otto Black (Toledo) 3 and 1
Jamie Richardson (Toledo) defeats Cameron Simmons (Akron) 5 and 4
Oliver Holtsberry (Toledo) defeats Louis Birchall (Akron) 4 and 3
Mike Lancaster (Toledo) defeats Ryan Harris (Akron) 2 and 1
Carr Vernon (Akron) defeats Patrick Cermak (Toledo) 3 and 1
Harry Whittle (Akron) and Thomas Shindler (Toledo) Halved
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