Skip To Main Content

University of Chicago

University of Chicago Athletics

scoreboard

Men's Tennis

UChicago Men's Tennis Holds Sway in Singles, Tops Case 6-3

CLEVELAND — The University of Chicago men's tennis team, ranked third in the nation, advanced to the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men's Indoor National Championship with a 6-3 win over No. 18-ranked Case Western Reserve University on Friday evening.

The top-seeded Maroons (7-0 record) trailed 2-1 after the doubles session, with the No. 3 pairing of senior Charlie Pei and first-year Joshua Xu nabbing an 8-4 win.

The match soon swung in the singles portion as sophomore Alejandro Rodriguez claimed a quick victory (6-2, 6-4) at No. 4 and his classmate Jeremy Yuan did the same (6-3, 6-2) in the second spot.

The Maroons eventually claimed four of the six matchups in straight sets, while Pei (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) bounced back to win after dropping the opening frame at No. 3. Junior Erik Kerrigan and Xu got wins at No. 1 and No. 6, respectively.

UChicago takes the court again at 4:30 PM (ET) on Saturday to face ninth-ranked Washington University-St. Louis. The fourth-seeded Bears defeated No. 5-seed Carnegie Mellon University 5-4 earlier on Friday.

UChicago 6, Case Western Reserve 3
Singles
1. Erik Kerrigan (UC) def. Matt Chen (CWRU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Jeremy Yuan (UC) def. Anthony Kanam (CWRU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Charlie Pei (UC) def. Aaron Umen (CWRU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Alejandro Rodriguez (UC) def. Max Vicario (CWRU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Rob Stroup (CWRU) def. Alex Guzhva (UC) 6-4, 7-5
6. Joshua Xu (UC) def. Jon Powell (CWRU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Anthony Kanam/Jon Powell (CWRU) def. Tyler Raclin/Jeremy Yuan (UC) 8-3
2. Zach Hennessey/Matt Chen (CWRU) def. Erik Kerrigan/Ninan Kumar (UC) 8-5
3. Joshua Xu/Charlie Pei (UC) def. Aaron Umen/Chaitanya Aduru (CWRU) 8-4

NEXT MATCH:

  • Saturday, Feb. 23 @ 4:30 PM (ET) – UChicago vs. Washington-St. Louis (at Cleveland, Ohio)
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Alex Guzhva

Alex Guzhva

Freshman
Erik Kerrigan

Erik Kerrigan

Junior
Ninan Kumar

Ninan Kumar

6' 2"
Junior
Charlie Pei

Charlie Pei

6' 2"
Senior
Tyler Raclin

Tyler Raclin

6' 3"
Junior
Alejandro Rodriguez

Alejandro Rodriguez

5' 10"
Sophomore
Joshua Xu

Joshua Xu

Freshman
Jeremy Yuan

Jeremy Yuan

5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alex Guzhva

Alex Guzhva

Freshman
Erik Kerrigan

Erik Kerrigan

Junior
Ninan Kumar

Ninan Kumar

6' 2"
Junior
Charlie Pei

Charlie Pei

6' 2"
Senior
Tyler Raclin

Tyler Raclin

6' 3"
Junior
Alejandro Rodriguez

Alejandro Rodriguez

5' 10"
Sophomore
Joshua Xu

Joshua Xu

Freshman
Jeremy Yuan

Jeremy Yuan

5' 10"
Sophomore