Hilton Head Island, S.C. - Another top-25 matchup approached the No. 4 Denison men's tennis team, and they delivered a dominant win along with a win in their second matchup to continue their trip down South. Denison secured wins early with wins across flights, only losing two matches in total. Denison improves to 12-2, and is currently on a seven-match winning streak

#4 Denison 6, #11 Amherst 1

Doubles: Denison fell into a hole early, with Ethan Green and Kael Shah dropping a tough match in the No. 1 flight, but Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers quickly rebounded with a 6-3 decision in the No. 2 spot. All knotted up at one, it was Jacob Patterson and Wesley Huang who pulled through with the first point, winning 6-4 to go up 1-0 entering singles play.

1. Lukas Frangenberg/Andreas Sillaste (AMHM) def. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) 6-4
2. Andreas Chapides/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. George Chaidemenos/Aldiyar Abzhan (AMHM) 6-3
3. Wesley Huang/Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Ronald Gualario/Albert Hu (AMHM) 6-4

Singles: The backend of the Big Red were able to secure the overall win, with Anthony Payiavlas kicking things off with a 6-1, 6-1 decision to go up 2-0. Meyers and Patterson then sealed the win, with Meyers winning 6-2, 6-1, and Patterson battling in the first set to win 6-4, and sailing by in the second 6-1 to give Denison the win. Green and Shah cleaned up in the No. 1 and 2 flights, with Green winning in three-sets.

1. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Andreas Sillaste (AMHM) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0
2. Kael Shah (DENM) def. George Chaidemenos (AMHM) 6-4, 7-6
3. Lukas Frangenberg (AMHM) def. Andreas Chapides (DENM) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
4. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Aldiyar Abzhan (AMHM) 6-4, 6-1
5. Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Rex Harrsion (AMHM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Ronald Gualario (AMHM) 6-1, 6-1

Match Notes:

No. 4 Denison: 12-2

No. 11 Amherst: 4-3

Doubles Order: 1, 2, 3

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

No. 4 Denison 7, Salve Regina 0

Doubles: The Big Red had no trouble with the Seahawks, downing them while only losing two sets across the board. Chika Nwaozuzu and Kyle Patrick breezed by their duo 6-0, and Chapides and Payiavlas secured the point in a 6-1 decision. Green and Nickawn Namdar took home a win in the No. 1 flight to make it a clean sweep heading into singles.

1. Ethan Green/Nickawn Namdar (DENM) def. Jacob Faulise/Kole Pinto (SALM) 6-1
2. Andreas Chapides/Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Jesper Jensen/Colin Fleet (SALM) 6-1
3. Chika Nwaozuzu/Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Mason Mizula/J.J. Hawkshead (SALM) 6-0

Singles: Singles provided the same dominant result, as Denison swept through for the win. Every Big Red except one did not lose a single set throughout, with Balraj Idnani and Ishwar Idnani sweeping on the backend, and Mason Conlin picking up a win as well.

1. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Jacob Faulise (SALM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Aidan Borosko (DENM) def. Kole Pinto (SALM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella (DENM) def. Colin Fleet (SALM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Mason Conlin (DENM) def. Jesper Jensen (SALM) 6-0, 6-1
5. Balraj Idnani (DENM) def. Rei Otake (SALM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ishwar Idnani (DENM) def. Mason Mizula (SALM) 6-0, 6-0

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison finishes up Spring Break tomorrow against No. 28 North Carolina Wesleyan University at 9 am at Blufton H.S.