GRANVILLE, Ohio (Sept. 11) – The Denison University men's tennis team opened the 2024-25 season with the Denison Invitational hosted on Sept. 7-8.

The field included seven strong teams from across the country. Competing at the event were Denison, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, Kenyon, Northwestern Ohio, University of Chicago and Washington & Lee.
 
Denison combined to put together an overall record of 34-23 in singles play and 14-9 in doubles action. 
 
Leading the way in singles action was Kael Shah, who put together a perfect 4-0 record. Five members of the Big Red recorded three wins at the event. That included a 3-1 mark by Ethan Green, Andreas Chapides, Nick Meyers and Nickawn Namdar. 
 
Two doubles pairings put together unbeaten marks of 3-0. Those groupings were Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers as well as Mason Conlin and Aayush Kishore. 
 
Chika Nwazouzou and Anthony Payiavlas finished with a 2-0 mark in doubles. 
 
Shah and Ethan Green amassed a 2-1 record in doubles play. 
 
The Big Red returns to action with the ITA Central Regional Championships (Sept. 20-22) and the Kenyon Invitational (Sept. 21-22).