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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 (DENM)
def. Matthew Poh / Nicholas Wernink (CMUM)
8-3
Camden French / Ethan Green (DENM)
def. Derek Wong / Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
8-6
Andy Mackler / Zachary Portnoy (DENM)
def. Jonathan Nottingham / Jaden D'Abreo (CMUM)
8-2
Singles
Jack Bulger (DENM)
def. Nicholas Wernink (CMUM)
6-0, 7-5
Kael Shah (DENM)
def. William Wang (CMUM)
6-2, 6-2
Jacob Patterson (DENM)
def. Matthew Poh (CMUM)
6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
Zachary Portnoy (DENM)
def. Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
6-4, 6-0
Andreas Chapides (DENM)
def. Sebastien Lhuillier (CMUM)
6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Ethan Green (DENM)
def. Chaitanya Irkar (CMUM)
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.