The Ohio Northern men's tennis team began the Mike Bonnell era with an 8-1 victory at Olivet (Mich.) on Sunday afternoon at the Minges Creek Athletic Club.

The Polar Bears improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Comets fall to 0-7.

Sophomore Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) led Ohio Northern with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles and an 8-3 victory with freshman Andrew Garcia (Downers Grove, Ill./South) at No. 1 doubles.

Sophomore Jake Abbott (Kenton), freshman Tyler Frantz (Bellefontaine), junior Cody Hurley (Centerville) and senior Dan Warren(Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln) also won singles matches for ONU.

Abbott and Frantz also won at No. 2 doubles and Hurley and Warren won at No. 3 doubles.