St. Louis, Mo. – The No. 6 Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team earned two victories on Saturday at Tao Tennis Center, defeating UW-Whitewater 7-2 and Grinnell 8-1.
Before the Bears' match against Grinnell, seniors Sam Komis, Daniel Li, and Luke Smith were recognized.
With the two victories on Saturday, WashU improves to 12-6 on the season, as they will next prepare for a big week ahead next week with matches against No. 13 Dennison and No. 2 Chicago.
Against UW-Whitewater, the Bears grinded out two wins at No. 2 and 3 doubles, as Jeremy Ouyang/Scott Yamamoto won 8-5 and Jared Phillips/Gaurav Singh collected an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, the Bears won five of the six matches, as Jared Phillips was the first off the court in singles, posting a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles.
Holding a 3-1 lead, Abhi Ramireddy, who is ranked No. 4 in the Central Region in singles, notched a 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 1 slot.
Singh clinched the match for the Bears at No. 4 singles with a 6-3, 7-5 win, while Daniel Li and Luke Smith also won in straight sets at No. 2 and 3 singles. Li won 6-4, 6-2 and Smith earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory.
Against Grinnell, the Bears won all three doubles courts to hold a comfortable 3-0 edge, following wins from Ramireddy/Li at No. 1 doubles, while Ouyang/Yamamoto won their second match of the day at 8-5.
Sam Komis and Lucas Guy recorded an 8-6 victory at No. 3 doubles.
In singles action, Ramireddy battled back from a set-down to win in a third set tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 at No. 1 singles.
Phillips rolled to a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles and James Shaheen crusied to a 6-0 6-3 victory at the No. 4 position.
WashU also won an additional three-set match, as Komis rallied from an opening set loss, winning 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles, while John Fakouri fought past his opponent at No. 6 singles with a 6-4, 7-6 (7) victory.
RESULTS
WashU 7, UW-Whitewater 2
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Singles competition
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1. Abhi Ramireddy (WASHU-M) def. John Zakowski (UWW-M) 6-4, 6-2
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2. Daniel Li (WASHU-M) def. Cole Lindwall (UWW-M) 6-4, 6-2
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3. Luke Smith (WASHU-M) def. Rory Calabria (UWW-M) 6-3, 6-3
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4. Gaurav Singh (WASHU-M) def. Alex Gray (UWW-M) 6-3, 7-5
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5. Jared Phillips (WASHU-M) def. Niclas Goltz (UWW-M) 6-0, 6-2
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6. Brendan Pietila (UWW-M) def. John Fakouri (WASHU-M) 7-6, 0-6, 1-0 (10-7)
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Match Notes
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Wis.-Whitewater 16-2; Regional ranking #8
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Washington-St. Louis 11-6; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #3
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Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,1,4,2,3,6)
WashU 8, Grinnell 1
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Singles competition
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1. #4 Abhi Ramireddy (WASHU) def. Bowen Mince (GCM) 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
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2. Jared Phillips (WASHU) def. Leo Esztergomi (GCM) 6-2, 6-4
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3. Jonah Gilmore (GCM) def. Lucas Guy (WASHU) 1-6, 7-5, 10-6
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4. James Shaheen (WASHU) def. Karch Knoll (GCM) 6-0, 6-3
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5. Sam Komis (WASHU) def. Sam Rudenberg (GCM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
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6. John Fakouri (WASHU) def. Wilder Cooke (GCM) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
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Match Notes
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Grinnell College 9-10; Regional ranking #19
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Washington University 12-6; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #3
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