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Posted: Mar 30, 2024

#37 Tartans Top #23 Washington & Lee

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Team Stats
Doubles
Raghav Jangbahadur / Daniel Kong (CMUM)
def. Evan Erb / Will Kistler (WLU)
8-7 (16-14)
Josh Rassin / Heys Parker (WLU)
def. Derek Wong / Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
8-3
Nicholas Wernink / Nadim Motaghedi (CMUM)
def. James Kurani / Eli Hirshberg (WLU)
8-7 (7-1)
Singles
Evan Erb (WLU)
def. Raghav Jangbahadur (CMUM)
6-4, 6-4
Nadim Motaghedi (CMUM)
def. Will Kistler (WLU)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Daniel Kong (CMUM)
def. James Kurani (WLU)
6-1, 6-4
Nicholas Wernink (CMUM)
def. Sanjheev Rao (WLU)
6-3, 6-3
Akshay Joshi (CMUM)
def. Heys Parker (WLU)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Jonathan Gu (CMUM)
def. Connor Coleman (WLU)
6-3, 6-3

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team, ranked 37th in the nation, hosted 23rd-ranked Washington and Lee University on Saturday, March 30 indoors at Alpha Tennis and Fitness Club. The Tartans won the match by a 5-2 score to move to 4-6 overall while the Generals dropped to 10-5.

Inside the Results

  • The Tartans earned two points during doubles play after senior Nicholas Wernink and senior Nadim Motaghedi won at third doubles by an 8-7 (7-1) score to tie the match at 1-all.
  • The number one pair of freshmen Raghav Jangbahadur and Daniel Kong then won 8-7 (16-14) to give the Tartans the lead.
  • Wernink finished singles play first with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at number four singles against Sanjheev Rao.
  • Kong then won, 6-1, 6-4, at third singles against James Kurani before freshman Jonathan Gu picked up the match point at sixth singles with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Connor Coleman.

Up Next

The Tartans will host 12th-ranked Denison University on Sunday, March 31 at 12:00 p.m.