Posted: Mar 06, 2023
#23 Tartans Win Second Straight Match
(ORLANDO, Fla.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team, ranked 23rd, defeated 29th-ranked Haverford College on Monday, March 6 in Orlando, Florida. The Tartans topped the Fords, 8-1, for their second straight win and moved to 4-3 for the season.
How it Happened
- The Tartans swept doubles action with the number two team of junior Derek Wong and freshman Akshay Joshi finishing first with an 8-1 score.
- Senior Matthew Poh and junior Nicholas Wernink also won by an 8-1 score at first doubles.
- Joshi finished first in singles play with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at sixth singles.
- After Haverford won at fifth singles, the Tartans won the remaining four singles places.
- Poh earned the match point at fourth singles with a 6-4, 6-3 win.
- Senior Raahil Doshi won a three-set match with junior Nicholas Wernink winning in a third-set tiebreaker.
Notes
- Joshi won his second straight singles match for the spring.
- Poh and Doshi each won their third straight singles match while Wernink won his second straight.
Up Next
The Tartans will play 20th-ranked Kenyon College on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 a.m.