April 4, 2006

Maroons Defeat Wheaton 5-2

WHEATON, Ill. -- The 19th-ranked University of Chicago men's tennis team notched its fourth consecutive victory on Tuesday as it defeated regional rival Wheaton (Ill.) College 5-2.

Chicago (9-6) took four of six singles matches and swept three doubles contests. Senior Ward Bortz (Brookfield, Wis./ Marquette) posted a 6-2, 6-2 win at first singles and teamed with junior Vivek Venkataraman (Columbus, Ohio/ Columbus Academy) to record an 8-0 win at first doubles.

The Maroons (#8 Central Region) improved to 7-5 in regional play, including a 5-5 mark against ranked opponents.

Ranked 11th in the Central Region, Wheaton dropped to 10-7.

Singles
1. Bortz, Ward (UCM) def. Siami, Matt (WHEATON) 6-2, 6-2
2. Dawes, Christian (WHEATON) def. Venkataraman, Vivek (UCM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
3. Deriy, Sasha (UCM) def. Pearman, Geoff (WHEATON) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
4. Tchan, Joseph (UCM) def. Wililams, Josh (WHEATON) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6
5. Sithian, Bharath (UCM) def. Warren, David (WHEATON) 6-0, 6-2
6. Kirchner, Ian (WHEATON) def. Winney, Alex (UCM) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Bortz, Ward/Venkataraman, Vivek (UCM) def. Warren, David/Wililams, Josh (WHEATON) 8-0
2. Sithian, Bharath/Tchan, Joseph (UCM) def. Dawes, Christian/Siami, Matt (WHEATON) 8-6
3. Deriy, Sasha/Winney, Alex (UCM) def. Kirchner, Ian/Pearman, Geoff (WHEATON) 8-1