Mayfield, Ohio - Anthony Payiavlas sealed the singles win in the final match to give Denison a top-15 win over No. 12 Emory, 4-3. The Big Red battled through tough competition, with the back three flights earning wins to propel Denison to victory. It is Denison's fourth top-25 ranked win of the season, and increased their win streak to nine matches. The Big Red now stands at 14-2, while the Eagles dropped to 9-6.

#5 Denison 4, #12 Emory 3

Doubles: Denison cruised in doubles action, sweeping through all three flights for the first crucial point of the match. Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers kicked things off with winning three-straight sets en route to a 6-3 win, and Wesley Huang and Jacob Patterson followed suit shortly after with a 6-4 decision in the No. 2 flight. Ethan Green and Kael Shah battled in the No. 1 spot, going up against some of the nation's best, and came away with a 7-5 win heading into singles play.

1. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) def. Ruilin Feng/Ajay Kartik (EMRYM) 7-5
2. Wesley Huang/Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Dean Kamenev/John Lasanajak (EMRYM) 6-4
3. Andreas Chapides/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Matthew Johnstone/Daniel Kim (EMRYM) 6-3

Singles: The Eagles were able to tie it up 1-1 after Green fell to Ruilin Feng 6-0, 6-1. Chapides would break the tie just a minute later, securing a smooth 6-4, 6-0 decision for the Big Red. Denison would go up 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win in the No. 4 flight from Meyers, in which he won the last three games to seal the match. The next three matches would all be decided by three-sets, as Patterson fell 6-1, 4-6, 3-6 in the No. 3 flight, and Shah would lose in a battle of nationally-ranked singles players in a thrilling three-sets. With one match to go, it was up to Anthony Payiavlas to clinch the win for the Big Red. Payiavlas would go on to win the first set 6-3, but fall in the second 7-5. The foes would go back and forth between games in the third set before Payiavlas turned it on halfway through, winning three-straight games to win in the final set 6-3 and secure a nationally-ranked win for the Big Red.

1. Ruilin Feng (EMRYM) def. Ethan Green (DENM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Dean Kamenev (EMRYM) def. Kael Shah (DENM) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6)
3. Daniel Kim (EMRYM) def. Jacob Patterson (DENM) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Ajay Kartik (EMRYM) 6-4, 6-0
5. Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Matthew Johnstone (EMRYM) 6-4, 6-4
6. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Stefan Karatosic (EMRYM) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

Match Notes:

#5 Denison Big Red, 14-2

#12 Emory Eagles, 9-6

Doubles Order: 3, 2, 1

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

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison will stay on the road and travel to No. 11 Carnegie Mellon on Saturday, April 4 at 1 pm.