Claremont, Calif., March 11, 2014 – The No. 1-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team ran its winning streak to six matches with a 7-2 victory over No. 11 Bowdoin College Tuesday afternoon in Claremont, Calif. The win for Washington U. was its sixth over a ranked opponent this season (6-0).
Washington U. (8-1) will have two days off before returning to action Friday, March 14, against conference-rival No. 19 Carnegie Mellon University. The match is set to begin at 9 a.m. (PT) in Claremont, Calif.
Match-by-Match Results
Singles:
1. Ross Putterman (WASHUM) def. Noah Bragg (BOWDOIN) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. #42 John Carswell (WASHUM) def. #6 Luke Trinka (BOWDOIN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Sam King (BOWDOIN) def. #26 Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-5
4. Tim Noack (WASHUM) def. Chris Lord (BOWDOIN) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) def. Kyle Wolstencroft (BOWDOIN) 6-3, 6-4
6. Kevin Chu (WASHUM) def. Chase Savage (BOWDOIN) 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles:
1. Sam King/Kyle Wolstencroft (BOWDOIN) def. #3 Ross Putterman/Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) 8-6
2. John Carswell/Josh Cogan (WASHUM) def. Chase Savage/Luke Trinka (BOWDOIN) 9-8 (7-4)
3. Kevin Chu/Jeffrey Hirsh (WASHUM) def. Noah Bragg/Chris Lord (BOWDOIN) 8-6
Notes:
• Junior Ross Putterman upped his career win total to 97, three shy of entering the 100-victory club.
• Freshman John Carswell is 2-0 against ranked opponents this season.
• Senior Tim Noack has won 11-straight singles matches and is undefeated in his career at No. 4 singles (9-0).
