MOUNT BERRY, Ga. (Oct. 10) – Denison University juniors Kael Shah and Ethan Green opened the 2024 ITA Cup with wins Thursday in singles play to advance to the quarterfinals on Friday. The duo later teamed up to earn a win in the doubles portion of the Round of 16.

The event is being hosted by Berry College at the Rome Tennis Center.
 
Shah breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Chakor Sankaran Rajendra of Johns Hopkins in the round of 16. Shah will face Advik Mareedu of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the quarterfinals on Friday at 11 a.m. 
 
Green had to work for his victory over Warren Pham of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Green opened with a 6-4 win in the first set before falling 6-3 in the second set. Green was able to advance after securing a 7-5 victory in the third set. Green advances to take on John Lasanajak of Emory in the quarterfinals. 
 
Later in the day, Shah and Green teamed up to face Aiden Drover-Mattinen and Andy Zhu of RPI in the Round of 16 for doubles. The duo earned a hard-fought come from behind victory. After dropping the first set by a 6-4 margin, Shah and Green turned the tables and won 6-4. In the third set, Shah and Green edged their opponents by a 10-8 margin to advance. 
 
They will face Javier Gonzalez and Stavros Mastrogamvrakis of Tufts in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. Friday. 
 
Action continues with the quarterfinals on Friday at the 2024 ITA Cup. 


 
Thursday – Singles - Round of 16
R16 – Kael Shah (Denison) defeats Chakor Sankaran Rajendra (Johns Hopkins) – 6-1, 6-2
R16 – Ethan Green (Denison) defeats Warren Pham (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) – 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
 
Thursday – Doubles - Round of 16
R16 – Ethan Green/Kael Shah (Denison) vs. Aiden Drover-Mattinen/Andy Zhu (RPI) – 4-6, 6-4, 10-8