CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago men's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to seventh-ranked Washington (Mo.) University Sunday at Bally's Hyde Park.

The highlight of the match for the Maroons came at first singles where freshman Will Zhang (Wynnewood, Pa./ Lower Merion) posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Washington's John Watts, who entered the match as the top-ranked singles player in the NCAA Division III.

Chicago and Washington split the six singles matches, as sophomore Garrett Brinker (Granger, Ind./ Penn) and freshman Mark Bonner (Chicago, Ill./ Latin School) won at the fourth and sixth positions, respectively.

Currently ranked 13th in the Central Region, the Maroons fell to 7-4 overall and 6-2 against Division III opponents. Washington, which stands third in the Central Region, improved to 6-2.

Washington (Mo.) 6, Chicago 3

Singles
1. Will Zhang (UCM) def. John Watts (WASHU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Charlie Cutler (WASHU) def. Lado Bakhutashvili (UCM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Danny Levy (WASHU) def. Tim Walsh (UCM) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3
4. Garrett Brinker (UCM) def. Max Woods (WASHU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Chris Hoeland (WASHU) def. Steve Saltarelli (UCM) 7-5, 7-5
6. Mark Bonner (UCM) def. Nirmal Choradia (WASHU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Cutler/ Hoeland (WASHU) def. Brinker/ Saltarelli (UCM) 8-6
2. Isaac Stein/ Watts (WASHU) def. Bakhutasvili/ Walsh (UCM) 8-6
3. Woods/ Choradia (WASHU) def. Bonner/Bharath Sithian (UCM) 8-2