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Posted: Mar 07, 2024

#18 Tartans Battle to 5-4 Loss at #17 Southwestern

men's tennis player wearing a black shirt and white shorts swinging a racquet with two hands
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Oscar Roy / Ashton Ellis (SUM)
def. Raghav Jangbahadur / Daniel Kong (CMUM)
8-6
Derek Wong / Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
def. Travis Rafferty / Bernardo Clemente (SUM)
8-6
Nicholas Wernink / Theodore Gershon (CMUM)
def. Parth Patel / Jared Burton (SUM)
8-5
Singles
Oscar Roy (SUM)
def. Raghav Jangbahadur (CMUM)
7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1
Daniel Kong (CMUM)
def. Ashton Ellis (SUM)
6-1, 7-5
Nadim Motaghedi (CMUM)
def. Bernardo Clemente (SUM)
6-1, 6-1
Joseph Snyman (SUM)
def. Nicholas Wernink (CMUM)
7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3
Travis Rafferty (SUM)
def. Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-3
Ryan Flanagan (SUM)
def. Justin Yi (CMUM)
6-3, 4-6, 6-4

(GEORGETOWN, Texas) – The 18th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team played 17th-ranked Southwestern University on Wednesday, March 6 at Southwestern University shortly after topping 39th-ranked Concordia (Texas) University. The match went down to the last singles match with Southwestern earning a 5-4 victory. The Tartans are now 3-6 for the season while Southwestern moves to 5-0.

How it Happened

  • Senior Derek Wong and sophomore Akshay Joshi won 8-6 at second doubles with senior Nicholas Wernink and freshman Theodore Gershon winning 8-5 at third doubles to give the Tartans a 2-1 lead.
  • Senior Nadim Motaghedi won 6-1, 6-1 at third singles and freshman Daniel Kong won 6-1, 7-5 at second singles to give the Tartans a 4-1 advantage.
  • The remaining four singles matches went three sets with Southwestern prevailing.
  • Three of the last four singles matches needed tiebreakers to decide the match.

Notes

  • Kong extended his singles win streak to five.
  • Motaghedi won two matches on the day.
  • The match was moved up a day due to expected rain in the area forcing the Tartans to play two nationally-ranked opponents on the same day.

Thoughts from head coach Mike Belmonte

"I'm incredibly proud of this group for taking on the challenge of three matches in 24 hours. They took on the unforeseen schedule change with grit and determination and battled to the very end in a difficult environment. We learned a lot during this trip and are eager to get home to resume training for our next matches."

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to Grove City, Pennsylvania, for a doubleheader against Allegheny College and Grove City on Saturday, March 23 beginning at 10:00 a.m.