HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Winning for the third time in its last four matches, the 27th-ranked University of Chicago men's tennis team defeated Tufts University 8-1 on its spring break trip Thursday.
Match by Match Results
Singles
1. Ben Barad (TUFTS) def. Troy Brinker (UCMEN) 6-3, 2-6, 10-4
2. Jan Stefanski (UCMEN) def. Andrew Lutz (TUFTS) 6-0, 6-2
3. Ankur Bhargava (UCMEN) def. Austin Blau (TUFTS) 6-2, 6-1
4. Alexander Golovin (UCMEN) def. Sam Laber (TUFTS) 6-2, 7-5
5. Zsolt Szabo (UCMEN) def. Matt Pataro (TUFTS) 6-3, 6-2
6. Deepak Sabada (UCMEN) def. Brian Tan (TUFTS) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Brinker/ Stefanski (UCMEN) def. Barad/ Lutz (TUFTS) 8-2
2. Bhargava/ Sabada (UCMEN) def. Morrie Bossen/Mark Westerfield (TUFTS) 8-4
3. Krishna Ravella/ Szabo (UCMEN) def. Laber/ Pataro (TUFTS) 9-8 (7-5)
Notes
- Chicago improved to 7-6 overall, 4-5 against Division III opponents. Tufts fell to 4-4.
- With a 6-0, 6-1 victory at #6 singles, freshman Deepak Sabada (Saratoga, Calif./ Saratoga) extended his winning streak to four matches.
- Sabada and fellow first-year Ankur Bhargava (Centreville, Va./ Westfield) won their fourth straight match at #2 doubles (8-4).
- Sophomores Krishna Ravella (Hinsdale, Ill./ Central) and Zsolt Szabo (Budapest, Hungary/ Brittanica International) notched their fifth straight doubles win with a 9-8 (5) decision at #3.
Up Next
- The Maroons conclude their spring break trip Friday when they travel to Charleston, S.C., to take on Division I The Citadel.