Hilton Head Island, S.C. - The No. 4 Big Red men's tennis team went to work right away, having a full day of action in what would be a three-match sweep of No. 24 Wesleyan, Oneonta, and Macalester in their six-match trip. Denison won all but two matches, and made quick work across the board against competition from all over the country. Denison improves to 10-2 on the season, and are currently on a five-match winning streak.

#4 Denison 6, #24 Wesleyan 1

Doubles: Denison picked up the point in the doubles category after wins from the duo of Ethan Green and Kael Shah in the No. 1 flight, and Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers went to work in the No. 3 spot. Green and Shah won their match 6-3, while Chapides and Meyers won in exact fashion 6-3. Jacob Patterson and Wesley Huang went the distance in the two slot, but fell 7-5.

1. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) def. Harry Collomb/Chase Burke (WESM) 6-3
2. Jacob Patterson/Wesley Huang (DENM) def. Ryuto Saito/Chase Kasday (WESM) 7-5
3. Andreas Chapides/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Max Litton/Brett Keeling (WESM) 6-3

Singles: Denison rolled in singles, picking up three wins straight away to give the Big Red the top-25 win. Green made quick work in the No. 1 flight, winning 6-1, 6-2, while Jacob Patterson secured the third point in a 6-3, 7-5 decision. Meyers battled in the No. 5 flight, securing the first set 7-6 (7-2) and dominating the second set to clinch the win and overall win for the Big Red, 6-1. Shah and Chapides earned Denison their sixth and final point, and Denison took home the first win of the day down in South Carolina.

1. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Harry Collomb (WESM) 6-1, 6-2
2. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Ryuto Saito (WESM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Chase Kasday (WESM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Chase Burke (WESM) 6-3, 7-5
5. Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Brett Keeling (WESM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
6. Tommy Jani (WESM) def. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)

Match Notes:

No. 4 Denison: 8-2

No. 24 Wesleyan: 1-5

Doubles Order: 1, 3, 2

Singles Order: 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6

#4 Denison 7, Oneonta 0

Doubles: Denison continued its momentum into the afternoon, breezing by SUNY Oneonta in doubles while only losing a total of three sets overall. New faces such as Chika Nwaozuzu, Balraj Idnani, Kyle Patrick, and Mason Conlin all picked up wins. Green and Nwaozuzu went to work in the No. 1 flight, defeating their opponent 6-2, and Patterson and B. Idnani swept their opposition in a 6-0 decision. Patrick and Conlin continued to do work for the Big Red, blowing by in the No. 3 flight to take the sweep and early point.

1. Ethan Green/Chika Nwaozuzu (DENM) def. Chris Chippari/William Schmid (ONEM) 6-2
2. Jacob Patterson/Balraj Idnani (DENM) def. Jaden Ritterman/Peter Pitaleff (ONEM) 6-0
3. Kyle Patrick/Mason Conlin (DENM) def. Seth Cheung/Jake Mayola (ONEM) 6-1

Singles: Another sweep ensued in singles, as Balraj Idnani swept his opponent to kick things off, and Patrick followed with a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 win shortly after. Aidan Borosko was able to clinch the Big Red win in the No. 2 flight, earning a 6-0, 6-1 decision. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella won in his flight, and Chapides and Ishwar Idnani took home victories to cap off game two and another victory for the Big Red.

1. Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Chris Chippari (ONEM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Aidan Borosko (DENM) def. William Schmid (ONEM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella (DENM) def. Jaden Ritterman (ONEM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Peter Pitaleff (ONEM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Balraj Idnani (DENM) def. Seth Chueng (ONEM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ishwar Idnani (DENM) def. Jake Mayola (ONEM) 6-1, 6-0

Match Notes:

No. 4 Denison: 9-2

SUNY Oneonta: 7-7

Doubles Order: 3, 2, 1

Singles Order: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1, 6

#4 Denison 6, Macalester 1

Doubles: In their last match of the day, it was deja vu as the Big Red dominated once again, sweeping in doubles with another combination of doubles to lead the way. Patterson and Payiavlas swept in the No. 3 flight 6-0, while Green and Borosko cruised in their flight 6-2 for the point. Meyers and Shah finished off the sweep with a 6-2 decision in the No. 1 flight to go flawless heading into singles play.

1. Nick Meyers/Kael Shah (DENM) def. Jordan Doi/Charles Flaman (MACM) 6-2
2. Ethan Green/Aidan Borosko (DENM) def. Beckett Annes/Derek Chen (MACM) 6-2
3. Jacob Patterson/Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Zach Dajani/Kangyu Li (MACM) 6-0

Singles: Nwaozuzu kicked things off with a win in the No. 6 flight 6-0, 6-1, and Borosko followed with a win in the No. 3 spot 6-1, 6-0. Patrick capped the official Big Red win with a 6-3, 6-0 decision in the No. 5 flight to give Denison a three-match sweep on the day. Conlin and Nickawn Namdar scored two more to make the final 6-1 in favor of the Big Red.

1. Nickawn Namdar (DENM) def. Jordan Doi (MACM) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0
2. Charles Flaman (MACM) def. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella (DENM) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
3. Aidan Borosko (DENM) def. Kangyu Li (MACM) 6-1, 6-0
4. Mason Conlin (DENM) def. Derek Chen (MACM) 6-4, 6-1
5. Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Zach Dajani (MACM) 6-3, 6-0
6. Chika Nwaozuzu (DENM) def. Beckett Annes (MACM) 6-0, 6-1

Match Notes:

No. 4 Denison: 10-2

Macalester: 5-5

Doubles Order: 3, 2, 1

Singles Order: 6, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison continues their trip tomorrow against No. 11 Amherst College at 10 am and will face Salve Regina University at 2 pm.