Granville, Ohio - Extending their win streak to 16, the No. 4 Denison men's tennis team dominated the field in their Senior Day celebration against in-state opponents Ohio Northern and Otterbein, while picking up their seventh win in conference play over Wittenberg. The Big Red will have two conference matches remaining, with a top-10 matchup against Kenyon to end the regular season

#4 Denison 7, Ohio Northern 0

Doubles: Doubles featured all six seniors getting in on the action, securing a complete sweep across the board. Jacob Patterson and Anthony Payiavlas got things started quickly, cruising in the second flight for a 6-0 win. Andreas Chapides and Kael Shah clinched the first point with a 6-2 decision, and Ethan Green and Nickawn Namdar secured the third win in doubles, 6-2

1. Kael Shah/ Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Tyler Wood/ Dylan Catanese (ONUM) 6-2
2. Jacob Patterson/ Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Ethan Remy/ Aiden Yeager (ONUM) 6-0
3. Ethan Green/ Nickawn Namdar (DENM) def. Kessler Hackenberger/ Noah Ehret (ONUM) 6-2


Singles: Denison continued their dominance into singles play, as Shah got an early 6-0, 6-1 win in the No. 2 flight to put the Big Red up 2-0. Nick Meyers and Green then locked up victories in the No. 4 and 1 flights to give Denison their first victory of the day. Patterson and Payiavlas won in their flights to go up 6-0, and Namdar battled out a tough win in the six hole for the complete morning sweep.

1. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Aiden Yeager (ONUM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Tyler Wood (ONUM) 6-0, 6-1 
3. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Ethan Remy (ONUM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Dylan Catanese (ONUM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Kessler Hackenberger (ONUM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Nickawn Namdar (DENM) def. Nick Miller (ONUM) 6-3, 6-5) 

Match Notes:
No. 4 Denison: 19-2 (4-0)
Ohio Northern: 8-8 (1-0)
Doubles Order: 2,3,1
Singles Order: 2,4,1,3,5,6

#4 Denison 7, Wittenberg 0

Doubles: Denison got to work right away, securing a quick point in doubles play. Payiavlas and Shah swept their way through flight No. 1, and Kyle Patrick and Namdar won 6-0 in the two hole for an early point against the Tigers. Green and Ishwar Idnani won by default in the No. 3 flight for the Big Red.

1. Kael Shah/ Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Sam Garay/ Christian Droz (WITM) 6-0
2. Nickawn Namdar/ Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Benjamin Glassman/ Daniel Patel (WITM) 6-0
3. Ethan Green/Ishwar Idnani (DENM) - WO

Singles: In singles play, Denison only surrendered one set across all four matches played. Shah and Chapides picked up their second singles wins of the day, while Arya Ganapathy Kallambella and Balraj Idnani secured their first victories in the team win. Patrick and Ishwar Idnani won by default in the No. 5 and 6 flights, giving Denison their second sweep of the day.

1. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Christian Droz (WITM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Andreas Chapides (DENM) def. Sam Garay (WITM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella (DENM) def. Benjamin Glassman (WITM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Balraj Idnani (DENM) def. Daniel Patel (WITM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Kyle Patrick- WO
6. Ishwar Idnani - WO

Match Notes:
No. 4 Denison: 20-2 (7-0)
Wittenberg: 2-8 (0-4)
Doubles Order: 3,1,2
Singles Order: 6, 5, 1, 4, 2, 3

#4 Denison 7, Otterbein 0

Doubles: Against Otterbein, Denison would win the first point of the match, as Shah and Payiavlas secured their second doubles win as a pair on the day, and new duo Green and Meyers won their match in a 6-1 decision in the No. 1 flight. Balraj Idnani and Patterson won their match 6-2 in the three hole, giving Denison a perfect 9-0 overall record in doubles matches.

1. Ethan Green/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Sanjan Shanker/ Nikita Kitaev (OTTM) 6-1
2. Kael Shah/ Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Neil Reddy/ Jake Chilcote (OTTM) 6-0
3. Balraj Idnani/ Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Halen Hamstead/ Max Fickas (OTTM) 6-2

Singles: Kyle Patrick kicked things off with a quick win in the No. 6 flight 6-0, 6-2. Shortly after, Arya Ganapathy Kallambella and Balraj Idnani secured wins in flights No. 3 and 4 to ultimately take home the third win of the day for the Big Red. Green then locked up his second singles victory in a 6-2, 6-0 decision, and Ishwar Idnani and Patterson took care of business for a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals.

1. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Sanjan Shanker (OTTM) 6-2, 6-2

2. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Max Fickas (OTTM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Arya Ganapathy Kallambella  (DENM) def. Jake Chilcote (OTTM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Balraj Idnani (DENM) def. Nikita Kitaev (OTTM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Ishwar Idnani (DENM) def. Neil Reddy (OTTM) 6-0, 6-3
6. Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Zach Frederick (OTTM) 6-0, 6-0

Match Notes:
No. 4 Denison: 21-2 (7-0)
Otterbein: 4-8
Doubles Order: 2, 1, 3
Singles Order: 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison will compete in a doubleheader this upcoming Saturday, April 18, against Ohio Wesleyan at 10 am in Granville before taking the short trip to Gambier, Ohio to take on Kenyon at 3 pm.