Claremont, Calif. March 14, 2014 – The No. 1-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team ousted a pair of University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents Friday to advance to the championship match of the Stag-Hen Invitational in Claremont, Calif.
Behind a pair of doubles sweeps, Washington U. defeated No. 11 Carnegie Mellon University 6-3 in the quarterfinals and No. 7 Emory University 6-3 in the semifinals.
UP NEXT: Washington U. takes on No. 3-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (11-0) in the championship match Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (ET).
Match-by-Match Results - #1 Washington U. 6, #11 Carnegie Mellon 3
Singles:
1. #1 Abhishek Alla (CMUM) def. Ross Putterman (WASHUM) 6-4, 6-2
2. #42 John Carswell (WASHUM) def. #20 C. Heaney-Secord (CMUM) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
3. #26 Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) def. #41 Will Duncan (CMUM) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
4. Kiril Kirkov (CMUM) def. Tim Noack (WASHUM) 6-3, 6-4
5. #45 Kenny Zheng (CMUM) def. Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Kevin Chu (WASHUM) def. Kunal Wadwani (CMUM) 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
Doubles
1. #3 Ross Putterman/Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) def. Will Duncan/C. Heaney-Secord (CMUM) 8-5
2. John Carswell/Josh Cogan (WASHUM) def. Bryce Beisswanger/Yuvraj Kumar (CMUM) 8-3
3. Kevin Chu/Jeffre Hirsh (WASHUM) def. Paul Okuda/Kiril Kirkov (CMUM) 9-8 (7-5)
Match-by-Match Results – #1 Washington U. 6, #7 Emory 3
Singles:
1. Alex Ruderman (EUM) def. Ross Putterman (WASHUM) 6-2, 6-2
2. #42 John Carswell (WASHUM) def. Eric Halpern (EUM) 6-4, 6-3
3. #26 Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) def. Rafe Mosetick (EUM) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 10-8
4. Tim Noack (WASHUM) def. Nick Szczurek (EUM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Ian Wagner (EUM) def. Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Will Adams (EUM) def. Naveen Chadalavada (WASHUM) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Ross Putterman/Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) def. Alex Ruderman/Ian Wagner (EUM) 8-5
2. John Carswell/Josh Cogan (WASHUM) def. Jackson Isaacs/Rocco English (EUM) 8-6
3. Tyler Kratky/Jeffrey Hirsh (WASHUM) def. Brandon Lee/Eric Halpern (EUM) 8-5
Notes:
• Junior Ross Putterman upped his career win total to 99, one shy of entering the 100-victory club.
• The Bears have swept doubles play in four matches this season.
