CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Host Washington College won all but one set on its way to a 9-0 win over visiting Ursinus on Wednesday afternoon at Schottland Tennis Center in a Centennial Conference men's tennis match.
Washington College 9 Ursinus 0
Doubles
- The Shoremen swept doubles to lead 3-0. In the first doubles match to finish, the team of
Christian Gruyon and
Ryohei Kawai topped the Bears' duo of
Noah Mandel and
Andrei Bogdan at third, 8-0. In the second match to conclude,
Karl Hoegstedt and
Andre-Remi Jakobi, ranked sixth in the Atlantic South Region, bested
Lars Jespersen and
Will Oberholtzer, 8-2 at No. 1. Second doubles completed the sweep as as
Jack Fanshawe and
Landon Strober downed
Darby Rogers and
Ethan Yu, 8-3, at second.
Singles
- Hoegstedt, ranked seventh in the region, gave Washington a 4-0 advantage with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Jespersen at the top spot.
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Brady Burns clinched the win for the Shoremen at No. 6 as he won 6-0, 6-2 over Mandel.
- Kawai was the next to win his match as he got the better of Bogdan, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5.
- Gruyon took care of Rogers at No. 4, 6-3, 6-1, that made it 7-0.
- Strober beat Rogers, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 2 in the second to last match to finish.
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Aaradith Ravichandran topped Yu, 6-3, in the first set before falling to Yu, 6-4, in the second set. Ravichandran would win the third set in a tiebreak, 10-5, to complete the sweep.
Notes
- Washington, ranked 11th in the Atlantic South Region, improves to 4-6 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial, while the Bears drop to 11-5 and 2-4 respectively.
Quote From Head Coach Constantine Ananiadis
"We played well enough today and were able to move people up and into the lineup to see where they're at, which is always good. We have some tough matches coming up, so we'll need everyone to be ready to go and contribute."
Up Next
4/14 @ Muhlenberg – 4 p.m. (Centennial Conference match)
- Shoremen won 9-0 last season and have won 27 of 28 all-time meetings.