ORLANDO – The University of Chicago men's tennis team took down Emory University 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Championship on Monday.
The No. 1-ranked Maroons (20-1 record) advance to Tuesday morning's national semifinals for the fifth time in program history. The No. 13-ranked Eagles finished their season with a 10-11 record.
UChicago defeated Emory for the third-straight meeting thanks in large part to a 3-0 sweep of doubles. Junior Christian Alshon and sophomore Derek Hsieh prevailed 8-5 at the No. 1 position. Sophomore Arjun Asokumar and first-year Andrei Leonov triumphed 8-3 at No. 2, while junior Sachin Das and senior Alex Guzhva were victorious 8-4 at No. 3.
With the Maroons needing just two singles wins to end the day early, Hsieh and Das obliged. Das rolled through his match at No. 4 by a 6-1, 6-2 final. Hsieh claimed the win at No. 3 by scores of 6-2, 6-3.
UChicago 5, Emory 0
Singles
1. Christian Alshon (UC) vs. Antonio Mora (EU) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
2. Arjun Asokumar (UC) vs. Andrew Esses (EU) 4-6, 4-1, unfinished
3. Derek Hsieh (UC) def. Nolan Shah (EU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sachin Das (UC) def. Brandon Cohen (EU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Alex Guzhva (UC) vs. Santiago Suarez (EUM) 7-5, 5-0, unfinished
6. Shramay Dhawan (UC) vs. Sujay Sharma (EUM) 7-6 (7-3), 5-2, unfinished
Doubles
1. Christian Alshon/Derek Hsieh (UC) def. Andrew Esses/Nolan Shah (EUM) 8-5
2. Arjun Asokumar/Andrei Leonov (UC) def. Antonio Mora/Sujay Sharma (EU) 8-3
3. Sachin Das/Alex Guzhva (UC) def. Ryan Glanville/Sahil Raina (EU) 8-4
NEXT MATCH:
- Tuesday, May 24 @ 10:00 AM (ET) – UChicago vs. Tufts University (at Orlando, Fla.)
