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Kael Shah Celebrating Point
0
Carthage Men's Tennis CARTH (23-4)
4
Winner Denison Men's Tennis DENM (26-2)
Carthage Men's Tennis CARTH
(23-4)
0
Final
4
Denison Men's Tennis DENM
(26-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 4 Big Red Dominate No. 25 Firebirds to Kick Off NCAA Tournament

Granville, Ohio - In their quest for back-to-back national championships, the No. 4 Denison men's tennis team got off on the right foot, defeating No. 25 Carthage 4-0 in convincing fashion. The Big Red were surgical in doubles play, building momentum into singles for the shutout. Denison now moves to 26-2 on the season and advances to the Third Round.

No. 4 Denison 4, No. 25 Carthage 0

Doubles: With Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers locked up in a battle in the No. 3 spot, Wesley Huang, along with his partner Jacob Patterson, took care of business in the No. 2 flight 6-1, and Ethan Green and Kael Shah followed suit shortly after in a 6-3 decision to give Denison an early 1-0 advantage heading into singles play. Green and Shah picked up their 19th win of the season in doubles, while Huang and Patterson secured their 15th.
  1. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) def. Diego Silva/Finn Morris (CCM)  6-3
  2. Wesley Huang/Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Luca Okino/Victor Pimenta (CCM) 6-1
  3. Andreas Chapides/Nick Meyers vs. Francisco Silvera/Ethan Foucheaux (CCM) 4-3 ABD.
Singles: The back half of the lineup shined in singles play, with Anthony Payiavlas winning his match in the No. 6 flight in a sweep, 6-0, 6-0. Shah built his momentum from doubles play into singles, cruising through the No. 2 spot with a 6-1, 6-1 decision. He now improves his No. 2 flight record to 7-1 on the season. Patterson was able to effectively end the match in the third slot, winning his first set 6-2 before sweeping in the final set 6-0 to win and advance to the third round, 4-0. Others playing were Green, Chapides, and Meyers, but the matches were abandoned before finishing.
  1. Ethan Green (DENM) vs. Francisco Silvera (CCM) 6-4, (Unfinished)
  2. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Diego Silva (CCM) 6-1, 6-1
  3. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Finn Morris (CCM) 6-2, 6-2
  4. Andreas Chapides (DENM) vs. Cyriac Cayuela (CCM) 6-2, 2-1 (Unfinished)
  5. Nick Meyers (DENM) vs.  Luca Okino (CCM) 6-1, 3-2 (Unfinished) 
  6. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Linus Bangert (CCM) 6-0, 6-0

Match Notes:

No. 4 Denison: 26-2 
No. 25 Carthage: 23-4

Doubles Order: 2,1
Singles Order: 2,6,3

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison moves onto the third round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Tennis championships, and are set to take on No. 13 Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday, May 9 at 12 pm.
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