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CLAREMONT, Calif. -- The University of Chicago men's tennis team picked up wins over #29 Pomona-Pitzer and #14 Johns Hopkins on Saturday to advance to the championship match of the Stag-Hen Invitational.

Pomona-Pitzer opened the match by winning the doubles point with a 2-1 win in doubles play. The Maroons picked up a win at #2 doubles with Derek Hsieh and Jack Wong taking the match 6-4, but the Sagehens were able to hold on in the final two positions and clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 win at #3 doubles.

In singles play, Michael Choi leveled the match with a 6-0, 6-3 win at #4 singles. Alexander Ekstrand and Derek Hsieh added 6-4, 6-1 wins for the University of Chicago at #2 and #3 singles to help the Maroons take a 3-1 advantage with three matches remanining. UChicago clionched the win at #5 singles with Ajer Sher winning the match 6-3, 6-3 to give the Maroons the 4-3 win.

In the semifinals, the Maroons dropped the doubles point again with Andrei Leonov and Pat Otero winning 7-5 at #1 doubles for the only UChicago doubles win. However, they came back with a vengence in singles play to take control of the match. Alexander Ekstrand dominated for a 6-1, 6-2 win at #1 singles to level the match at one.

Then, moments later, the UChicago added two more wins to take a 3-1 advantage as Derek Hsieh and Michael Choi rolled to wins at #3 and #4 singles. Ajer Sher was able to close out the match win with a 7-5, 7-6(9-7) victory at #5, and Matthew Liew added the final point in a 6-4, 6-3 win at #6 singles.

With the wins, the Maroons improve to 13-1 on the season and advance to the championship match of the Stag-Hen Invitational on Saturday. UChicago will battle #1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 10 AM PT on Saturday in a rematch with the top-ranked Stags.

#2 UCHICAGO 4, #29 POMONA-PITZER 3

#1 Singles - Drew Goldman d. Emil Grantcharov (CHI) (2-6, 6-4, 6-3)
#2 Singles - Alexander Ekstrand (CHI) d. Ethan Lee (6-4, 6-1)
#3 Singles - Derek Hsieh (CHI) d. Andrew Andrea (6-4, 6-1)
#4 Singles - Michael Choi (CHI) d. Luke Feng (6-0, 6-3)
#5 Singles - Ajer Sher (CHI) d. Samuel English (6-3, 6-3)
#6 Singles - Neil Chulani d. Pat Otero (CHI) (6-2, 6-3)
#1 Doubles - Drew Goldman / Jayanth Mallampati d. Andrei Leonov / Pat Otero (CHI) (6-1)
#2 Doubles - Jack Wong / Derek Hsieh (CHI) d. Luke Feng / Samuel English (6-4)
#3 Doubles - Neil Chulani / Ethan Lee d. Alexander Ekstrand / Markus Ekstrand (CHI) (7-6)

#2 UCHICAGO 5, #14 JOHNS HOPKINS 2

#1 Singles - Alexander Ekstrand (CHI) d. Rejendra (6-1, 6-2)
#2 Singles - Ardila d. Emil Grantcharov (CHI) (2-6, 6-3, 5-3 Ret.)
#3 Singles - Derek Hsieh (CHI) d. Stoimenov (6-3, 7-5)
#4 Singles - Michael Choi (CHI) d. Gong (6-1, 6-4)
#5 Singles - Ajer Sher (CHI) d. TBA (7-5, 7-6(9-7))
#6 Singles - Matthew Liew (CHI) d. Li (6-4, 6-3)
#1 Doubles - Andrei Leonov / Pat Otero (CHI) d. Ardlila / Blenkirton (7-5)
#2 Doubles - Gong / Rijendra d. Emil Grantcharov / Derek Hsieh (CHI) (6-3)
#3 Doubles - Azar / Boopathi d. Alexander Ekstrand / Michael Choi (CHI) (7-5)