#7 Men’s Tennis Finish Fourth at UAA Championship

(ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.) - The Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team, ranked seventh in the nation, faced fifth-ranked University of Chicago in the third-place match at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship on Sunday, April 23. Carnegie Mellon dropped a 6-3 decision to the Maroons. The Tartans move to 16-9 on the year while the Maroons are now 17-4. The three-day event was held at the Sanlando Park Tennis Complex in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

The Tartans third doubles team of senior Kenny Zheng (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) and freshman Michael Rozenvasser (Haworth, N.J./Northern Valley Regional) knotted the score at 1-1 with an 8-6. Carnegie Mellon then took a 2-1 lead, as the top tandem of sophomore Daniel Levine (Highland Park, Ill./Boca Prep International School) and freshman Mark Prettyman (Fairfax, Va./Thomas Jefferson) recorded a 9-8 victory after winning the tiebreaker 9-7.

Zheng for the second straight match recorded the Tartans lone point in singles play. The senior posted a 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-4), 11-9 win at fourth singles. Zheng trailed 9-7 in the super tiebreaker before recording the last four points of the match.

The Tartans will now wait to see if they are selected to compete for the NCAA Championship, as bids for the national tournament will be released on May 8. The tournament will begin on campus sites May 11 or 12.