Greencastle, Ind. - The DePauw men's tennis team fell to the #10 University of Chicago Maroons 9-0 at home. The Tigers dropped to 1-2 for the season, while the Maroons improved to 4-0.
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In doubles play, DePauw kept the matches close despite being swept by Chicago. The Maroons' Derek Hsieh and Robert Zhang defeated
Ryan McCook and
Finley Buelte 8-5 on court one, followed by
Hudson Mosher and
Wils Warren falling to Pat Otero and Kane Kelley on court 2, 8-6. The Tigers came close to taking court three but came up short after Chicago's Jack Wong and Arjun Asokumar defeated
Teagen Crow and
Samuele Pia 8-7 (7-3).
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Down 3-0 heading into singles play, the Tigers ran out of momentum while the Maroons turned up the intensity, resulting in a clean sweep of the singles matches.
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Doubles competition
1. Derek Hsieh/Robert Zhang (CHICAGO) def.
Ryan McCook/
Finley Buelte (DPUM) 8-5
2. Pat Otero/Kane Kelley (CHICAGO) def.
Hudson Mosher/
Wils Warren (DPUM) 8-6
3. Jack Wong/Arjun Asokumar (CHICAGO) def.
Teagen Crow/
Samuele Pia (DPUM) 8-7 (7-3)
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 Singles competition
1. Emil Grantcharov (CHICAGO) def.
Finley Buelte (DPUM) 6-1, 6-1
2. Derek Hsieh (CHICAGO) def.
Samuele Pia (DPUM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Pat Otero (CHICAGO) def.
Ryan McCook (DPUM) 6-0, 6-0
4. John Walentowicz (CHICAGO) def.
Jake Louiselle (DPUM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Marek Michulka (CHICAGO) def.
Evan Uhl (DPUM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ajer Sher (CHICAGO) def.
Scott Anderson (DPUM) 6-3, 6-1
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Match Notes:
Chicago 4-0; National ranking #10
DePauw University 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)
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