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Posted: Mar 25, 2023

Tartans Drop 9-0 Decision to #10 Denison

men's tennis player wearing a white shirt, red shorts, and black hat swings at a ball
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Jack Bulger / Marc-Lennart Harms def. Matthew Poh / Nicholas Wernink 8-3
  • Camden French / Ethan Green def. Derek Wong / Akshay Joshi 8-6
  • Andy Mackler / Zachary Portnoy def. Jonathan Nottingham / Jaden D'Abreo 8-2
Singles
  • Jack Bulger def. Nicholas Wernink 6-0, 7-5
  • Kael Shah def. William Wang 6-2, 6-2
  • Jacob Patterson def. Matthew Poh 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
  • Zachary Portnoy def. Akshay Joshi 6-4, 6-0
  • Andreas Chapides def. Sebastien Lhuillier 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
  • Ethan Green def. Chaitanya Irkar 7-5, 7-6 (10-8)

(BOARDMAN, Ohio) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team, ranked 27th, played 10th-ranked Denison University on Saturday, March 25 in Boardman, Ohio. The Big Red earned the victory by a 9-0 score to move the Tartans' record to 5-6.

How it Happened

  • Denison first won 8-2 at third doubles before earning an 8-3 win at first doubles.
  • Junior Derek Wong and freshman Akshay Joshi then fell at second doubles, 8-6.
  • Senior Matthew Poh forced a second-set tiebreaker but fell 6-1, 7-6 (8-5) at third singles.
  • Freshman Chaitanya Irkar also played a second-set tiebreaker, eventually falling 7-5, 7-6 (10-8) at sixth singles.

Up Next

The Tartans will next play the University of Mary Washington at home on Saturday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m.