April 24, 2007

Chicago Defeats Wheaton

CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago men's tennis team concluded the home portion of its 2007 slate with a 7-2 victory over Wheaton (Ill.) College Tuesday at the Stagg Field Courts.

The Maroons improved to 8-7 overall and 5-5 in the Central Region.

Wheaton slipped to 11-8

Chicago 7, Wheaton 2

Singles competition
1. Josh Williams (WHEATON) def. Vivek Venkataraman (UCM) 6-2, 6-2
2. Garrett Brinker (UCM) def. Ian Kirchner (WHEATON) 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)
3. Steve Saltarelli (UCM) def. Dave Warren (WHEATON) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Cory Kraftson (WHEATON) def. Joseph Tchan (UCM) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Noah Schneider (UCM) def. Andrew Ziccardi (WHEATON) 6-1, 6-1
6. Bharath Sithian (UCM) def. Graham Johnson (WHEATON) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Saltarelli/ Venkataraman (UCM) def. Kraftson/ Williams (WHEATON) 8-6
2. Brinker/ Schneider (UCM) def. Michael Gimmerman/ Kirchner (WHEATON) 8-1
3. Sithian/ Tchan (UCM) def. Warren/ Ziccardi (WHEATON) 8-3