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Maroon Men's Tennis Runs Through Augustana 8-1

GRIFFITH, Ind. – In a rematch from the NCAA postseason, the University of Chicago men's tennis team excelled once again on Friday night with a handy 8-1 victory against Augustana College.

The No. 4-ranked Maroons moved to 2-0 while the Vikings fell to 2-1.

UChicago and Augustana met previously in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship on May 11. The Maroons moved through quickly 5-0 in that contest.

Friday evening's bout was played at Match Point Tennis & Fitness Club in Griffith, Ind. Similar to the last outing, UChicago swept right through doubles by scores of 8-5, 8-2 and 8-0. Augustana managed to earn a team point at No. 1 singles, but the Maroons snagged the remaining five singles matches in straight sets. Sophomore Alex Guzhva shut out his opponent 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 while junior Alejandro Rodriguez only surrendered one game at No. 5 (6-1, 6-0).

Junior Jeremy Yuan, sophomore Joshua Xu and first-year Sachin Das were winners in both singles and doubles action.

UChicago 8, Augustana 1
Singles

1. Caio DeRezende (AUG) def. Erik Kerrigan (UC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
2. Jeremy Yuan (UC) def. Peter Alex (AUG) 6-3, 7-5
3. Joshua Xu (UC) def. Sriram Sugumaran (AUG) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sachin Das (UC) def. Leonardo Panosso (AUG) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alejandro Rodriguez (UC) def. Justin Cassens (AUG) 6-1, 6-0
6. Alex Guzhva (UC) def. Scott Daluga (AUG) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Ninan Kumar/Tyler Raclin (UC) def. Sriram Sugumaran/Peter Alex (AUG) 8-5
2. Erik Kerrigan/Jeremy Yuan (UC) def. Leonardo Panosso/Kyle Boudreau (AUG) 8-2
3. Sachin Das/Joshua Xu (UC) def. Caio DeRezende/Scott Daluga (AUG) 8-0

NEXT MATCH:

  • Thursday, Feb. 6 @ 7:30 PM – DePauw University vs. UChicago
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Players Mentioned

Ninan Kumar

Ninan Kumar

6' 2"
Junior
Sachin Das

Sachin Das

Freshman
Alex Guzhva

Alex Guzhva

Sophomore
Erik Kerrigan

Erik Kerrigan

Senior
Tyler Raclin

Tyler Raclin

6' 3"
Senior
Alejandro Rodriguez

Alejandro Rodriguez

5' 10"
Junior
Joshua Xu

Joshua Xu

Sophomore
Jeremy Yuan

Jeremy Yuan

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ninan Kumar

Ninan Kumar

6' 2"
Junior
Sachin Das

Sachin Das

Freshman
Alex Guzhva

Alex Guzhva

Sophomore
Erik Kerrigan

Erik Kerrigan

Senior
Tyler Raclin

Tyler Raclin

6' 3"
Senior
Alejandro Rodriguez

Alejandro Rodriguez

5' 10"
Junior
Joshua Xu

Joshua Xu

Sophomore
Jeremy Yuan

Jeremy Yuan

5' 10"
Junior