Altamonte Springs, Fla. – The No. 6 Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team earned a 5-1 victory over No. 14 Brandeis in the UAA Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday morning in Altamonte Springs, Fla. 

WashU improves to 13-8 on the year and with the victory, advances on the semifinal round tomorrow against No. 2 Chicago at 12:30 PM EST. Additionally, the Bears record their seventh win this season against teams nationally-ranked in the Top 40. 

The Bears used a solid start and effort in doubles play to build a 2-1 lead, following a narrow 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles from Abhi Ramireddy/Daniel Li for a 1-0 advantage. 

WU extended the lead to 2-0 after Jared Phillips/Gaurav Singh held off their opponents with an 8-5 victory. 

WashU nearly pulled off a 3-0 sweep, but fell 8-5 at No. 2 doubles. 

In singles, the Bears kept their momentum rolling, as Phillips cruised to a decisive 6-2, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 position to push WashU ahead in the team score 3-1. 

Needing just two more wins to seal the match, Singh recorded a straight-set 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles before Li closed out the match with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles to send WashU to the semifinals. 

Results

Doubles 

1.) Abhi Ramireddy/Daniel (WashU) def. Adam Tzeng/Jeff Chen (BU) 8-6 

2.) Walters/Levine (BU) def. Jeremy Ouyang/Scott Yamamoto (WashU) 8-5 

3.) Jared Phillips/Gaurav Singh (WashU) def. Nijhawan/Tegtmeier (BU) 8-5 

Singles 

1.)Ramireddy (WashU) vs. Tzeng (BU) – unfinished 

2.) Li (WashU) def. Chen (BU) 6-2, 6-4 

3.) Luke Smith (WashU) vs. Walters (BU) – unfinished 

4.) Singh (WashU) def. Tegtmeier (BU) 6-2, 6-4 

5.) Phillips (WashU) def. Kauppila (BU) – 6-2, 6-1 

6.) John Fakouri (WashU) vs. Liang (BU) – unfinished