Granville, Ohio- With these two wins, Denison improved to 19-2 for the season and 5-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play. Wittenberg drops to 1-15 and 0-4 in NCAC play, while Carnegie Mellon falls to 9-7 for the year.

Up Next: Denison hosts No. 25 Kenyon College on Wednesday, April 16. The Owls and the Big Red will go head-to-head at 3:30 p.m. 

In its morning match against the Wittenberg Tigers, Denison showed its depth while dominating both doubles and singles. In doubles, Mason Conlin and Chika Nwaozuzu blanked Wittenberg's Benjamin Glassman and Daniel Patel 6-0 on court three. Soon after, Colin Gramley and Kyle Patrick kept their opponents scoreless on court two. Though the Big Red had clinched the doubles point, duo Anthony Payiavlas and Nick Meyers beat their opponents 6-2 on court one.

In singles play, four members of the Big Red team finished with at least one 6-0 set. Conlin wrapped his match first with a 6-1, 6-1 decision on court three. On court two, Kael Shah defeated Kyle Fout 6-2, 6-0. Ryan Patrick would win Denison with a 6-1, 6-1 decision on court four. In the final three matches, Jacob Patterson defeated Wittenberg's Ethan Libby 6-0, 6-1, while on court six, Nwaozuzu blanked his opponent, Daniel Paten, 6-0, 6-0. The last victory of the day against the Tigers was on court five when Kyle Patrick defeated Glassman 6-1, 6-0.

#3 Denison University 7, Wittenberg University 0
 Singles competition
1. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Ethan Libby (WITM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Kyle Fout (WITM) 6-2, 6-0
3. Mason Conlin (DENM) def. Justin Hardie (WITM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ryan Patrick (DENM) def. Jacob Bennett (WITM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Benjamin Glassman (WITM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Chika Nwaozuzu (DENM) def. Daniel Patel (WITM) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Anthony Payiavlas/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Kyle Fout/Ethan Libby (WITM) 6-2
2. Colin Gramley/Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Jacob Bennett/Justin Hardie (WITM) 6-0
3. Mason Conlin/Chika Nwaozuzu (DENM) def. Benjamin Glassman/Daniel Patel (WITM) 6-0

Match Notes:
Wittenberg University 1-15 (NCAC 0-4)
Denison University 18-2 (NCAC: 5-0); National ranking #3
Doubles: 3,2,1
Singles: 3,2,4,1, 6,5
In the Big Red's second matchup, Denison took on No. 26 Carnegie Mellon. Despite the 6-1 result, the Big Red fought for its emphatic win in singles. With various new pairings in doubles play, Denison found themselves up 1-0 quickly following doubles play.

Duo Nick Meyers and Anthony Payiavlas notched the first win over the Tartans after defeating Alex Feies and Braden Chavez 6-1 on court three. Ethan Green and Kael Shah would earn the doubles point for Denison with a victory over Brendan Hendrata and RaghavJangbahadur 6-4 on court one.

With a 1-0 lead, Denison kept Carnegie Mellon on its heels in singles play. Shah put the Big Red up by two after defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets on court three. On court, Ethan Green suffered a nail-biting loss to Alex Feies, with a line score of 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-8). That win, however, would be the only match the Tartans came out victorious; soon after Green's loss, Patterson came from behind and beat Raghav Jangbahadur 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 to put Denison up 3-1. Clinching the victory for the Big Red was Nick Meyers on court four, who beat his Carnegie opponent 7-3, 7-6 (7-4) on court four. The final two matches were straight-set wins by Conlin and Payiavlas, giving Denison a definitive 6-1 victory over Carnegie Mellon. 

Following its matchup against Carnegie Mellon, head coach David Schilling shared some of his thoughts. "  "We were short one of our key players today in Andreas Chapides, but our team did a great job of picking up the slack.  Mason (Conlin) and Anthony (Payiavlas) provided us with big wins, which we needed.  Anthony was also a key sub for us today in doubles, coupling with Nick Meyers to get a huge win at #3 doubles.  It is now time to shift our focus to our big NCAC Match on Wednesday vs. #7 Kenyon.  No time to read our press clippings; we have to get a couple of good days of practice in preparation for Kenyon."

#3 Denison University 6, #26 Carnegie Mellon University 1
Singles competition
1. Alex Feies (CMUM) def. Ethan Green (DENM) 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-8)
2. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Raghav Jangbahadur (CMUM) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Brendan Hendrata (CMUM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Takeshi Koey (CMUM) 7-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Mason Conlin (DENM) def. Will Secord (CMUM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Braden Chavez (CMUM) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) def. Brendan Hendrata/Raghav Jangbahadur (CMUM) 6-4
2. Colin Gramley/Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Takeshi Koey/Akshay Joshi (CMUM) 5-2
3. Nick Meyers/Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Alex Feies/Braden Chavez (CMUM) 6-1

Match Notes:
Carnegie Mellon University 9-7; National ranking #26
Denison University 19-2 (NCAC 5-0); National ranking #3
Doubles: 3,1,2
Singles:3,1,2,4,6,5
T-2.5 hrs