Costa, Mesa, Calif., March 10, 2015 – The No. 6-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team broke open a close match by sweeping singles play as the Bears posted a convincing 8-1 win over No. 9-ranked Case Western Reserve University Tuesday afternoon in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Washington U. won its fourth-straight match to improve its overall record 7-1, while Case Western Reserve had its four-match winning streak snapped and fell to 8-4.
Match-by Match Results:
Doubles
1. #11 Christopher Krimbill/Louis Stuerke (CWR-M) def. Jeremy Bush/Ross Putterman (WASHUM) 9-8
2. Kevin Chu/Jason Haugen (WASHUM) def. Will Drougas/Andrew Komarov (CWR-M) 8-5
3. Parker Chang/Josh Cogan (WASHUM) def. Viswajit Simhadri/Adam Collins (CWR-M) 8-6
Singles
1. John Carswell (WASHUM) def. Christopher Krimbill (CWR-M) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 10-5
2. #37 Ross Putterman (WASHUM) def. Will Drougas (CWR-M) 6-4, 6-3
3. #14 Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) def. Viswajit Simhadri (CWR-M) 7-6, 4-6, 10-5
4. #45 Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) def. Louis Stuerke (CWR-M) 6-4, 7-5
5. #26 Johnny Wu (WASHUM) def. Joshua Dughi (CWR-M) 6-2, 7-5
6. Jason Haugen (WASHUM) def. Bas van Lent (CWR-M) 6-3, 6-2
Notes:
• Washington U. is 5-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• Putterman picked up his 131st victory, ninth most in school history.
Up Next: Washington U. competes in the Stag-Hen Invitational Friday-Saturday, March 13-14, in Claremont, Calif.
