CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The 2011-12 version of Cedarville University men's tennis opens the campaign on Friday with a road match at Taylor. The contest is slated for a 4 p.m. start.

The Yellow Jackets have five matches slated this fall. The trip to Upland, Ind. will be one of two away from campus.

CU is coming off of a 7-11 record last season. Alan Edlund enters his 18th year as head coach with four of the top six returning to the line-up including the first three.

Aaron Niemiec has played in the #1 position in each of his first two years. He was 10-7 as a sophomore. Also back are #2 Bobby Eberhard, #3 Quinton Paul, and #6 Drew Steinhart.

Home matches will include Wittenberg (Sept. 13), Otterbein (Sept. 20), and Indianapolis (Oct. 8). The other road contest is at Findlay on Sept. 17.

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