St. Louis, Mo., April 6, 2017 – The No. 6-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team defeated Millikin University 9-0 Thursday in its first match of the season at the Tao Tennis Center in St. Louis.
WashU improved to 10-3 with the win, while Millikin fell to 9-3.
Match-by-Match Results
Doubles:
1. #23 Jason Haugen/Konrad Kozlowski (WASHU) def. Hamilton, Jacob/Palley, Jacob (MILLIKIN) 8-1
2. Jeremy Bush/J.J. Kroot (WASHU) def. Sacks, Connor/Fulton, Emerick (MILLIKIN) 8-1
3. Bernardo Neves/Radha Vishnubhotla (WASHU) def. Pierantoni, Dane/Schwoeppe, Greg (MILLIKIN) 8-2
Singles:
1. #43 Johnny Wu (WASHU) def. Palley, Jacob (MILLIKIN) 6-2, 6-4
2. #34 John Carswell (WASHU) def. Hamilton, Jacob (MILLIKIN) 6-0, 6-1
3. Jason Haugen (WASHU) def. Sacks, Connor (MILLIKIN) 6-0, 6-1
4. Bernardo Neves (WASHU) def. Fulton, Emerick (MILLIKIN) 6-1, 6-1
5. Jeremy Bush (WASHU) def. Schwoeppe, Greg (MILLIKIN) 6-0, 6-1
6. Shaun Berman (WASHU) def. Bennett, Logan (MILLIKIN) 6-1, 6-0
Notes:
• WashU is 114-5 in the last 13 years on their home court.
• The Bears have swept doubles five times this year.
• Carswell is five wins shy of 100 for his career.
• Bush moved past Jerry Johnson and Tyler Kratky into 13th on the WashU all-time wins list (119).
• Neves and Vishnubhotla remained undefeated at No. 3 doubles (7-0).
• Haugen returned to the singles lineup for the first time since Feb. 26.
Up Next: WashU hosts NCAA Division II No. 20 Southwest Baptist University (9-2) Saturday, April, 8 at 2 p.m.
