Box Score KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The University of Chicago men's tennis team wrapped up their 2025 ITA Central Regional tournament on Sunday by sweeping the top two doubles spots and both ITA Cup doubles berths.

With all three UChicago doubles teams reaching the semifinals, it was all Maroons early in the morning. In the all-UChicago semifinal, Shrikeshav Murugesan and Christian Liew took on Alexander Ekstrand and Markus Ekstrand. Murugesan and Liew got the control early, and they were able to roll to the 8-1 victory over their fellow teammates.

Then, in the second semifinal, the freshman duo of Albert Mackey and Heyang Li took on the #9 seed from Case Western. Mackey and Li were locked in aback and forth battle with neither team able to build a lead early on. Case Western was able to pick up a big break of serve late in the match to send it to a tiebreak, and the Spartan duo took a 5-0 lead in the tiebreak to set up a match point for Case Western. However, the UChicago duo battled right back to win eight of the final nine points of the tiebreaker to bring home the 8-7(8-6) victory to lock up the ITA Cup berth.

Two UChicago tennis players wrapped up their runs in the singles tournament on Sunday. Christian Liew was the final remaining singles player in the main draw, and he faced a tough match with the #1 overall seed, Kael Shalin Shah from Denison. After dropping the first set, Liew sent the second set into a tiebreaker, but he was unable to pull it out and fell in straight sets. Ajer Sher also continued his tournament run in the consolation bracket where he took down three straight opponents to win the Consolation Final with an 8-4 victory over Kalamazoo. After dropping his first match, Sher won six consecutive matches to bring home the consolation singles title.

The doubles final between Shrikeshav Murugesan / Christian Liew and Albert Mackey / Heyang Li will take place on the campus of the University of Chicago later this week.

SINGLES RESULTS:

* Quarterfinals - #1 Kael Shalin Shah (Denison) d. #9 Christian Liew (6-3, 7-6(7-3))
* Consolation Quarterfinals - #17 Ajer Sher d. Derek Blackwell (Kalamazoo) (8-7(9-7))
* Consolation Semifinals - #17 Ajer Sher d. Pol Dueso-Guell (Illinois Tech)(8-4)
* Consolation Finals - #17 Ajer Sher d. Will Seymour (Kalamazoo)(8-4)

DOUBLES RESULTS:

* Semifinals - 9 AM - #4 Christian Liew / Shrikeshav Murugesan d. #9 Alexander Ekstrand / Markus Ekstrand (8-1)
* Semifinals - 9 AM - Albert Mackey / Heyang Li d. #9 Ware / Lambright (Case Western) (8-7(8-6))