Box Score KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The University of Chicago men's tennis team finished day two at the 2025 ITA Central Regional Tournament with only one singles player advancing to the quarterfinals, but all three of their doubles teams in the semifinals. The Maroons finished day one with a 4-4 record in singles and a 6-0 record in doubles.

In doubles play, Chicago once again showed their dominance. The Maroons went undefeated in doubles to have all three teams advance to the semifinals of the tournament. The brothers duo of Alexander Ekstrand and Markus Ekstrand took down two of the top-5 overall seeds with an 8-3 win over the #5 team from DePauw and an 8-4 win over the #2 team from Case Western. The freshman duo of Albert Mackey and Heyand Li defeated Adrian 8-4 before outlasting the #9 seed from WashU in a thrilling tiebreaker with an 8-7(11-9) victory. The transfer duo of Christian Liew and Shrikeshav Murugesan also reached the semis with wins over #9 WashU (8-5) and #9 Kenyon (8-3). Tomorrow, Liew and Murugesan will back Ekstrand and Ekstrand with the winning team earning a berth to the ITA Cup and a trip to the ITA Regional Finals. Mackey and Li will also look to book their ticket to the ITA Cup with a match against the #9 seed from Case Western.

In singles play, the Maroons' struggled to find their rhythm. #9 Christian Liew was the lone Chicago representative to continue their winning ways after taking down #17 Rodrigo Alipio from Calvin and #8 Matthew Plunkett from Case Western to advance to the quarterfinals. #17 Ajer Sher also reached the consolation quarterfinals with wins over Earlham and Webster.

The Maroons will return to action on Sunday as they look to bring home the doubles title. Christian Liew and Ajer Sher will also look to continue rolling in their respective singles brackets.

SINGLES RESULTS:

* Third Round - #9 Christian Liew d. Rodrigo Alipio (Calvin College) (6-1, 6-0)
* Third Round - #4 Eric Kuo (WashU) d. #17 Matthew Liew (6-1, 6-0)
* Third Round - #17 Jon Totorica (Case Western) d. #9 Shrikeshav Murugesan (Retired due to injury at 4-4)
* Third Round - #17 Nicholas Meyers (Denison) d. #3 Alexander Ekstrand (7-6(7-4), 6-1)
* Third Round - #5 Paulo Pocasangre (Kenyon) d. Albert Mackey (6-7(9-11), 6-2, 6-3)
* Consolation Round of 32 - #17 Ajer Sher d. Juan Diego Pachon Hernandez (Earlham) (8-2)
* Consolation Round of 16 - #17 Ajer Sher d. Griffin Olson (Webster) (8-0)
* Round of 16 - #9 Christian Liew d. #8 Matthew Plunkett (Case Western) (7-5, 6-4)

DOUBLES RESULTS:

* Round of 16 - Albert Mackey / Heyang Li d. Coutinho / Mascarin (Adrian) (8-4) 
* Round of 16 - #9 Alexander Ekstrand / Markus Ekstrand d. #5 Buelte / Cramer (DePauw) (8-3) 
* Round of 16 - #4 Christian Liew / Shrikeshav Murugesan d. #9 Scruggs / Kuo (WashU) (8-5) 
* Quarterfinals - #9 Alexander Ekstrand / Markus Ekstrand d. #2 Chen / Totorica (Case Western) (8-4) 
* Quarterfinals - #4 Christian Liew / Shrikeshav Murugesan d. #9 Cioladis / Llamas Castellanos (Kenyon) (8-3)
* Quarterfinals - Albert Mackey / Heyang Li d. #9 Fagan / Fox (WashU) (8-7(11-9))

SUNDAY SINGLES SCHEDULE:

* Consolation Quarterfinals - 10 AM - #17 Ajer Sher vs. Derek Blackwell (Kalamazoo)
* Quarterfinals - 11:30 AM - #9 Christian Liew vs. #1 Kael Shalin Shah (Denison)
* Consolation Semifinals - 12 PM - #17 Ajer Sher vs. Pol Dueso-Guell (Illinois Tech)
* Semifinals - 1:30 PM - #9 Christian Liew vs. Winner of #9 George Kosseifi (Case Western) and #9 Maximo Llamas Castellanos (Kenyon)

SUNDAY DOUBLES SCHEDULE:

* Semifinals - 9 AM - #4 Christian Liew / Shrikeshav Murugesan vs. #9 Alexander Ekstrand / Markus Ekstrand
* Semifinals - 9 AM - Albert Mackey / Heyang Li vs. #9 Ware / Lambright (Case Western)
* Championship - 10 AM - Winners of each Semifinal