ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Of their closing tune-up earlier than the convention match, the College of Chicago males’s and ladies’s tennis groups each picked up victories on the street in opposition to Washington College – St. Louis on Sunday.
“At this time was a extremely good ending to our common season in opposition to our rivals from St. Louis,” Head Coach Jay Tee stated. “The boys hadn’t crushed WashU on the street in 25 years and presumably longer, whereas the ladies have had their struggles on the Danforth campus as properly. We stored our composure on either side and performed some nice tennis beneath stress. The No. 1 doubles match on the boys’s facet was an enormous swing for us whereas Sylwia Mikos getting us the fourth level arrange Shianna Guo for the clinching win a number of moments later.”
Girls – UChicago 5, WashU 0
The No. 1-ranked Maroons improved to 15-1 on the season whereas the No. 19-ranked Bears fell to 14-7.
The 2 groups met two weeks earlier within the closing of the Midwest Invite, which UChicago gained by a 9-0 margin.
On Sunday, the Maroons practically repeated that consequence, beginning off with a 3-0 sweep in doubles. The No. 1 doubles pairing of Mikos and Guo in addition to the No. 3 tandem of Lauren Park and Perene Wang gained by matching 8-4 scores. Claudia Ng and Eugenia Lee mixed to down WashU 8-6 on the No. 2 place.
As a result of rain, the match-up was performed to resolution. Mikos at No. 1 and Guo at No. 2 offered the deciding singles victories by scores of 6-2, 6-1 and 6-3, 6-2, respectively. The remaining matches went unfinished.
Singles
1. Sylwia Mikos (UC) def. Divya Sharma (WU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Shianna Guo (UC) def. Sophia Huynh (WU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Claudia Ng (UC) vs. Katherine Johnston (WU) 6-2, 2-0, unfinished
4. Miranda Yuan (UC) vs. Ainsley Heidbreder (WU) 6-3, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
5. Lauren Park (UC) vs. Hannah Johnston (WU) 6-3, 1-5, unfinished
6. Chloe Isabella Tsang (UC) vs. Carolyn Tsung (WU) 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
Doubles
1. Sylwia Mikos/Shianna Guo (UC) def. Karen Gao/Ainsley Heidbreder (WU) 8-4
2. Claudia Ng/Eugenia Lee (UC) def. Katherine Johnston/Divya Sharma (WU) 8-6
3. Lauren Park/Perene Wang (UC) def. Carolyn Tsung/Maggie Yang (WU) 8-4
Males – UChicago 5, WashU 2
The No. 2-ranked Maroons (14-1 file) gained their sixth-straight bout in opposition to a nationally-ranked opponent. The No. 6-ranked Bears dropped to 12-8.
UChicago and WashU beforehand performed one another on the ITA Indoor Nationals in late February, which the Maroons gained by an 8-1 rating.
Sunday’s match was performed to resolution resulting from rain within the space. UChicago grabbed the early 2-1 edge after doubles play. The duo of Christian Alshon and Derek Hsieh delivered within the clutch at No. 1 with an 8-7 (7-5) triumph. The No. 3 pairing of Sachin Das and Alex Guzhva prevailed at No. 3 with an 8-6 rating.
In singles motion, the Maroons got here out on high in three of the 4 accomplished matches. Straight-set wins have been offered by Alshon (No. 1), Hsieh (No. 2) and Shramay Dhawan (No. 6).
Singles
1. Christian Alshon (UC) def. Daniel Li (WU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Derek Hsieh (UC) def. Luke Smith (WU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
3. Gaurav Singh (WU) def. Sachin Das (UC) 7-5, 6-3
4. Alex Guzhva (UC) vs. Jared Phillips (WU) 6-7 (7-2), 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
5. Marek Michulka (UC) vs. James Shaheen (WU) 4-6, 3-3, unfinished
6. Shramay Dhawan (UC) def. Lucas Man (WU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. Christian Alshon/Derek Hsieh (UC) def. Abhi Ramireddy/Daniel Li (WU) 8-7 (7-5)
2. Jeremy Ouyang/Scott Yamamoto (WU) def. Pat Otero/Andrei Leonov (UC) 8-6
3. Sachin Das/Alex Guzhva (UC) def. Jared Phillips/Gaurav Singh (WU) 8-6
NEXT MATCHES:
- Thursday-Sunday, April 21-24 – UChicago at UAA Championship (at Altamonte Springs, Fla.)
