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Posted: Mar 01, 2024

Tartans Win Final Point to Beat Stevens Tech

Team Stats
Doubles
Raghav Jangbahadur / Daniel Kong (CMUM)
def. Olof Persson / Sebastian Wroe (STEVENS)
8-6
Aashi Kulakarni / Vivek Harinarayan (STEVENS)
def. Akshay Joshi / Derek Wong (CMUM)
8-7 (14-12)
Nicholas Wernink / Theodore Gershon (CMUM)
def. Max-William Kanz / Andrew He (STEVENS)
8-5
Singles
Raghav Jangbahadur (CMUM)
def. Aashi Kulakarni (STEVENS)
6-3, 6-4
Vivek Harinarayan (STEVENS)
def. Nadim Motaghedi (CMUM)
2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Daniel Kong (CMUM)
def. Andrew He (STEVENS)
7-5, 6-4
Sebastian Wroe (STEVENS)
def. Nicholas Wernink (CMUM)
6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
Max-William Kanz (STEVENS)
def. Chaitanya Irkar (CMUM)
6-4, 6-3
Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
def. Samvid Andhare (STEVENS)
7-6 (7-5), 6-1

(SWARTHMORE, Pa.) — The 22nd-ranked Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team traveled to Swarthmore College to compete against Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday, March 1. The Tartans beat Stevens Tech with a final score of 5-4. 

How it Happened

  • The Tartans picked up doubles victories in the first and third positions. Freshmen Raghav Jangbahadur and Daniel Kong won 8-6 at number one doubles. Senior Nicholas Wernink and freshman Theodore Gershon won 8-5 at number three doubles.
  • In singles play, Jangbahadur won at first singles with a 6-3, 6-4 score to give the Tartans a 3-1 lead.
  • Kong won at third singles with a score of 7-5, 6-4 just ahead of Stevens picking up a three-set win at second singles.
  • Sophomore Akshay Joshi won the deciding point with the score tied up at 4-all with a sixth singles score of 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.  

Up Next

  • The Tartans will continue competing at Swarthmore College on Saturday, March 2 starting at 10:00 a.m.