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April 14, 2006
Maroons Defeat Luther in Regional Clash
CHICAGO -- The 19th-ranked University of Chicago men's tennis team defeated Luther College 7-0 in a matchup of Central Region rivals Friday afternoon at the Stagg Field Courts.
Chicago, which entered the match ranked eighth in the region, improved to 10-8 on the season with its fifth victory in its last seven contests.
Senior Ward Bortz (Brookfield, Wis./ Marquette), the region's sixth-ranked singles player, defeated #15 Christian Klein 6-2, 1-6, 6-0 at first singles. Bortz and junior Vivek Venkataraman (Columbus, Ohio/ Columbus Academy) notched a 9-7 victory at first doubles.
Luther, the 15th-ranked team in the region, fell to 13-11.
Chicago 7, Luther 0
| Singles competition |
| 1. Bortz, Ward (UCM) def. Klein, Christian (LUTHER) 6-2, 1-6, 6-0 |
| 2. Venkataraman, Vivek (UCM) def. Martin, Jono (LUTHER) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. Deriy, Sasha (UCM) def. Wiklund, Jared (LUTHER) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Tchan, Joseph (UCM) def. Nelson, Brad (LUTHER) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Sithian, Bharath (UCM) def. Mason, Reid (LUTHER) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. Farrell, Connor (UCM) def. Hansen, Bjorn (LUTHER) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Bortz, Ward/Venkataraman, Vivek (UCM) def. Martin, Jono/White, Isaac (LUTHER) 9-7 |
| 2. Sithian, Bharath/Tchan, Joseph (UCM) def. Klein, Christian/Mason, Reid (LUTHER) 8-4 |
| 3. Deriy, Sasha/Winney, Alex (UCM) def. Nelson, Brad/Wiklund, Jared (LUTHER) 8-4 |
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