ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - The No. 12 Washington University in St. Louis concluded the three-day, University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, Saturday, April 27. The Bears were upended by No. 4 Emory University, 5-3, which gave WashU a fourth-place finish in the championship.
With the loss, WashU's record sits at 12-11 on the year. Emory, who took third in the championship, own a record of 16-5.
Doubles
The Bears topped the Eagles in two doubles matches to generate the 2-1 cushion heading into singles play.
Sophomore
Colin Fox and senior
Gaurav Singh welcomed the 8-5 No. 1 doubles win against Ryan Glanville and Brandon Cohen.
At No. 2 doubles, sophomore
Eric Kuo and junior
Scott Yamamoto dropped a heartbreaker to Nolan Shah and Dean Kamenev, 8-7 (9-7).
Singles
Sophomore
Colin Scruggs, competing at No. 2 singles, made quick work of Shah to the tune of a 6-1, 6-2 sweep.
Phillips was edged by Kamenev at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 6-4.
Playing at No. 3 singles, Singh won his first set against Glanville, 2-6, then dropped sets two and three (6-3, 6-2).
Kuo, playing against Waldman, fell in straight sets by scores of 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4 singles.
At No. 5 singles, graduate student Sergiu Celebidachi fell short against Liew, 6-2, 6-2.
Junior
John Fakouri won his first by a score of 6-4, then dropped his second (2-6). Right before the third set was about to begin, the match was abandoned.
The Bears will look ahead to the NCAA Division III Regionals. Once details are made available, updates will be made to washubears.com.
