ORLANDO – College of Chicago males’s tennis gamers picked up victories in singles and doubles in the course of the first day of the NCAA Division III Particular person Championships on Friday.
Junior Christian Alshon (singles/doubles), sophomore Arjun Asokumar (singles) and sophomore Derek Hsieh (doubles) have been all in motion. The UChicago trio had at some point of relaxation on Thursday after taking part in three-straight days of high-intensity tennis in the course of the staff competitors, which ended with the Maroons capturing the college’s first NCAA Division III staff championship on Wednesday afternoon.
Friday morning kicked off with the opening two rounds of singles play within the 32-player draw. Alshon entered the because the No. 1 seed within the bracket. The Maroon junior began off with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Hayden Snyder (Pomona-Pitzer). His second-round match shortly afterwards went a full three units versus Isaac Gorelik (Tufts College). Alshon grabbed the primary set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-2), however Tufts took the following two units 7-5 and 6-3. Together with his morning win, Alshon achieved All-American standing and concluded with a singles file of 22-3.
Asokumar’s first-round opponent was John Zakowski (College of Wisconsin-Whitewater). Asokumar was capable of snag the primary set 6-4. Nonetheless, Zakowski prevailed by grabbing the second set 6-4 and the third set 6-3. The UChicago sophomore ended his season with a 12-6 singles file.
Alshon was again on the courts to staff up with Hsieh for doubles play within the 16-team bracket. The No. 1-seeded Maroon duo secured All-American standing with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory in opposition to Jansen Comadena and Owen Kelley (Pomona-Pitzer).
NEXT MATCHES:
- Saturday, Might 28 @ 10:00 AM (ET) – UChicago at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (at Orlando, Fla.)
