Wooster & Oberlin, Ohio – The Denison men's tennis team extended its win streak to 12 by defeating No. 5 Case Western Reserve University 4-1 and North Coast Athletic Conference opponent Oberlin College 6-1. These matches kicked off a six-match weekend stretch that includes Senior Day on Sunday, April 12, before a 10 a.m. match. Denison improves to 16-2 overall and 4-0 in NCAC play. Case drops to 22-6; Oberlin falls to 9-6, 1-2 NCAC.
Up Next for the Big Red
Denison travels to John Carroll University on Saturday, April 11, to take on the Blue Streaks at 1 p.m.
#4 Denison 4, #5 Case Western Reserve 1
Doubles: Denison took an early 1-0 doubles lead with wins on courts two and three. Jacob Patterson and Wesley Huang breezed past their court three opponents, 6-2. Simultaneously, Kael Shah and Ethan Green fell 6-4 on court one, making court two decisive. Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers stayed composed to edge Case Western Reserve, 6-4, on court two.
1. Bryce Ware/ Trey Lambright (CWRM) def. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) 6-4
2. Andreas Chapides/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Leon Chen/ Santiago Salazar Garza (CWRM) 6-4
3. Jacob Patterson/ Wesley Huang (DENM) def. Rohan Bhat/ Anime Devaraj (CWRM) 6-2
Singles: Andreas Chapides continued his success in singles play, securing Denison's first singles victory by defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-3 result on court three. On court six, Case's Bryce Ware beat Denison's Anthony Payiavlas 6-1, 6-2, the Spartans' only victory. Denison secured its last two wins on courts one and two. In the top flight, Kael Shah prevailed 6-1, 6-3. Teammate and doubles partner Ethan Green rallied to win 7-5, 7-5. With three singles wins, Denison clinched the 4-1 victory. Matches on courts four and five were abandoned.
1. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Santiago Salazar Garza (CWRM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Anmay Devaraj (CWRM) 7-5, 7-5
3. Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Jon Totorica (CWRM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Jacob Patterson (DENM) vs. JT Bilski (CWRM) 6-0, 4-6, 5-0 (abd)
5. Nick Meyers (DENM) vs Rowan Matorin (CWRM) 7-6, 6-6 (abd)
6. Bryce Ware (CWRM) def Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) 6-1, 6-2
Match Notes:
No. 4 Denison: 16-2 (3-0)
No. 5 Case Western: 22-6
Doubles Order: 3, 1, 2
Singles Order: 3, 6, 1,2,5 (abd), 4 (abd)
#4 Denison 6, # 34 Oberlin 1
Doubles: Denison made quick work of its opponents in doubles play. Flights one and three wrapped their matches in less than 20 minutes. On court three, Anthony Payiavlas and Andreas Chapides beat their Yeomen opponents 6-1. Minutes later, Ethan Green and Kael Shah defeated their opponents 6-2 on court one. Completing the doubles sweep, Wesley Huang and Jacob Patterson won 6-3 on court two.
1. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) def. S. Lisann/ C. Weiss (OBCM) 6-2
2. Wesley Huang/ Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Z. Makada/ E. Rangel Margain (OBCM) 6-3
3. Andreas Chapides/ Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. M. Brose/ O. Knijnenburg (OBCM) 6-1
Singles: The Big Red dominated singles play, using three fresh players against the Yeomen. First-year Aidan Borosko posted the afternoon's first win, defeating his opponent in under 45 minutes, 6-1, 6-1, on court four. Senior Andreas Chapides took the second match on court two, 6-2, 6-2. Just after Chapides' win, Ethan Green clinched number three on court one, 6-1, 6-4. Jacob Patterson edged out a closer contest on court three, 6-4, 6-3. Up 5-0 with two matches to play,Arya Ganapathy Kallambella secured Denison's sixth win, 6-2, 6-2, on court six. In the final match, Denison's Nickawn Namdar came up short against Oberlin's Naginski, falling 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3).
1. Ethan Green (DENM) def. S. Lisann (OBCM) 6-1, 6-4
2. Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Z. Makada (OBCM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. C. Weiss (OBCM) 6-4, 6-3
4. Aidan Borosko (DENM) def. M. Brose (OBCM) 6-1, 6-1
5. S. Naginski (OBCM) def. Nickawn Namdar (DENM) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3).
6. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella (DENM) vs O. Knijnenburg (OBCM) 6-2, 6-2
Match Notes:
No. 4 Denison: 17-2 (4-0)
No. 34 Oberlin: 9-6 (1-2)
Doubles Order: 3, 1, 2
Singles Order: 4,2,1, 3, 6,5
