St. Louis, Mo., March 21, 2015 – The No. 5-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis earned its 10th win of the season with a 9-0 victory over Principia College Saturday at the Tao Tennis Center in St. Louis.
Washington U. won its second-straight match to improve to 10-2, while Principia fell to 2-5.
Match-by-Match Results
Doubles
1. Ross Putterman/Jeremy Bush (WASHUM) def. Joey Sander/Nate Waters (PCMT) 8-0
2. Kevin Chu/Jason Haugen (WASHUM) def. Jason Wissman/Daniel Drake (PCMT) 8-2
3. Johnny Wu/Shaun Berman (WASHUM) def. Andrew Rohrer/Nicholas Flanders (PCMT) 8-1
Singles
1. John Carswell (WASHUM) def. Jason Wissman (PCMT) 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)
2. #37 Ross Putterman (WASHUM) def. Joey Sander (PCMT) 6-3, 6-0
3. #26 Johnny Wu (WASHUM) def. Nate Waters (PCMT) 6-0, 6-0
4. #48 Kevin Chu (WASHUM) def. Daniel Drake (PCMT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Shaun Berman (WASHUM) def. Andrew Rohrer (PCMT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jake Klein (WASHUM) def. Nicholas Flanders (PCMT) 6-0, 6-0
Notes:
• WashU is 95-4 at home in the last 11 years, and 122-9 all-time under head coach Roger Follmer.
• Washington U. swept doubles play for the third time this season.
• Senior Kevin Chu upped his win total to 97, three shy of 100 for his career.
• Freshman Jake Klein remained unbeaten in singles at 8-0.
• Senior Ross Putterman picked up his 80th career doubles win, seventh most in school history.
Up Next: Washington U. has a week off before returning to action Saturday, March 28, at NCAA Division II No. 11-ranked Drury University.
