PITTSBURGH - The University of Chicago men's tennis team secured a 5-2 victory over #22 Carnegie Mellon on Saturday morning improving their record to 14-2 for the season. Carnegie Mellon, now 7-5, put up a tough fight but couldn't overcome the Maroons' depth and skill in singles play.
Doubles Recap:
Carnegie Mellon took an early lead, winning two out of three doubles matches. The #1 doubles pairing of Raghav Jangbahadur and Brendan Hendrata fell to UChicago's Andrei Leonov and Pat Otero, 6-4. However, the Maroons' #2 and #3 doubles teams were both lost to their Carnegie Mellon counterparts. The order of finish in doubles was 2, 1, 3.
Singles Recap:
In singles, UChicago turned the tide with a dominating performance.
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#1 Singles: Emil Grantcharov defeated Alex Feies in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
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#2 Singles: Alexander Ekstrand showed his prowess with a commanding 6-1, 6-1 victory over Raghav Jangbahadur.
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#3 Singles: Derek Hsieh followed suit with a 7-5, 6-1 win against Brendan Hendrata.
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#4 Singles: Michael Choi cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Will Secord.
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#5 Singles: Ajer Sher completed the singles sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Daniel Kong.
The only singles loss for UChicago came at #6, where Matthew Liew was defeated 6-1, 6-4 by Takeshi Koey.
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