Altamonte Springs, Fla., April 21, 2017 – Second-seeded and No. 6-ranked Washington University in St. Louis advanced to the semifinals of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Men's Tennis Championship for the 22nd-straight year with a 6-3 win over No. 7 seed and No. 34-ranked Brandeis University Friday in Altamonte Spring, Fla.
WashU won its 10th-straight match to improve its record to 14-3, 1-0 in the UAA, while Brandeis had its six-match win streak snapped and fell to 10-7 and 0-1 in UAA.
Singles:
1. #43
Johnny Wu (WASHU) def. Ryan Bunis (BRMTEN) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 10-1
2. Brian Granoff (BRMTEN) def. #34
John Carswell (WASHU) 6-1, 6-1
3. #16 Michael Arguello (BRMTEN) def.
Bernardo Neves (WASHU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
4.
Jeremy Bush (WASHU) def. Tyler Ng (BRMTEN) 6-1, 6-2
5.
J.J. Kroot (WASHU) def. Mitchell Ostrovsky (BRMTEN) 6-1, 6-4
6.
Konrad Kozlowski (WASHU) def. David Aizenberg (BRMTEN) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Notes:
• WashU is 12-2 against ranked teams this season.
• The Bears have recorded 14 or more wins in 15-straight seasons.
• Kroot has won six-straight singles matches and is 5-0 at No. 5 singles.
Up Next:
WashU takes on third-seeded and No. 5-ranked University of Chicago in the UAA Semifinals Saturday at 2 p.m. (ET). The teams have split a pair of matches this season.
