April 22, 2006

Maroons Place Fifth at UAA Championship

ATLANTA -- The University of Chicago men's tennis team captured fifth place at the 2006 University Athletic Association Championship Friday and Saturday at Emory University.

Seeded third, the Maroons dropped a 5-2 decision to sixth-seeded Carnegie Mellon University in opening round play on Friday.

Chicago then won a pair of matches on Saturday, defeating seventh seed Brandeis University 4-1 in the consolation semifinals before edging the #5 seed, University of Rochester, 4-3 in the fifth-place match.

Sophomore Joseph Tchan (Woodland Hills, Calif./ Taft) and freshman Alex Winney (Yorktown, Ind./ Yorktown) went unbeaten in singles play on the weekend. Tchan won three matches at fourth singles, while Winney won a pair of contests at the sixth slot.

In doubles play, senior Ward Bortz (Brookfield, Wis./ Marquette) and junior Vivek Venkataraman (Columbus, Ohio/ Columbus Academy) notched a 2-0 mark at the top position.

Top-seeded Emory University and #2 Washington (Mo.) University reached the championship match to be held Sunday at 11:30 am (ET).

Results - Chicago vs. Carnegie Mellon
Results - Chicago vs. Brandeis
Results - Chicago vs. Rochester