Pepper Pike, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2016 – The No. 3-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team closed out play at the 2016 ITA Division III National Team Indoor Championship with a 5-4 win over No. 10 Kenyon College in the seventh-place match Saturday at Cleveland Racquet Club in Pepper Pike, Ohio.
WashU snapped a two-match losing streak to improve to 3-2, while Kenyon lost its sixth-straight match and fell to 1-6.
Match-by Match Results:
Doubles
1. Tristan Kaye/Sam Geier (KENM) def. Josh Cogan/Tyler Kratky (WASHU) 8-1
2. Jeremy Bush/Konrad Kozlowski (WASHU) def. Robert Turlington/Mike Roberts (KENM) 8-5
3. Radha Vishnubhotla/Shaun Berman (WASHU) def. Michael Liu/Nicholas Paolucci (KENM) 8-5
Singles
1. Sam Geier (KENM) def. Jeremy Bush (WASHU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Michael Liu (KENM) def. Johnny Wu (WASHU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Tyler Kratky (WASHU) def. Robert Turlington (KENM) 6-0, 6-2
4. John Carswell (WASHU) def. Nicholas Paolucci (KENM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Jake Klein (WASHU) def. Tristan Kaye (KENM) 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-4
6. Mike Roberts (KENM) def. Konrad Kozlowski (WASHU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Notes
• WashU led after doubles play for the third time this season.
• Bush's win at No. 2 doubles was his 90th career victory.
• Carswell is undefeated (5-0) in singles in five matches.
• Kratky upped his career win total to 95, five shy of 100.
Up Next: WashU returns to action at home on Saturday, March 12, against No. 33-ranked DePauw University. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m.
