SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Host #7 Swarthmore got past #56 Washington College, 4-0, on Friday afternoon at Falkner Courts in the semifinal round of the Centennial Conference Men's Tennis Tournament. The Garnet is the tournament's top seed, while the Shoremen are the fourth seed.
#7 Swarthmore 7 #56 Washington College 0 (Centennial Conference Tournament Semifinal)
Doubles
- The Garnet claimed the doubles point by winning at second and third doubles. Second doubles finished first as Swarthmore won 6-3 over
Petter Storberg and
Demir Isiker and the home side took the doubles point at third doubles in a 6-2 result against
Oskar Wroblewski and
Kohl Perkins. First doubles was abandoned since the Garnet had clinched doubles with Washington's duo of
Maxi Synnestvedt and
Tichi Chialva leading 5-2 over Swarthmore's top tandem of
Purushotham Koduri and
Michael Melnikov, ranked 21st nationally and fifth in the Atlantic South Region
Singles
- At the top spot, Melnikov, ranked second nationally and first in the Atlantic South Region, gave Swarthmore a 2-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-0 result against Chialva.
- The Garnet took a 3-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-1 decision versus Wroblewski at six singles.
- No. Â 5 singles was the clincher for Swarthmore with scores of 6-1, 6-1 versus Storberg.
- Second, third and fourth singles were abandoned due to playing to decision. Second singles was an 6-4, 3-2 lead for the Garnet's
Max Lindstrom, ranked 37th nationally and sixth regionally, against Synnestvedt. Third singles had Swarthmore's
Rishi Verma, 13th regionally, ahead 6-3, 1-0 playing Perkins. Fourth singles had the Garnet up, 6-4, 3-0, when the match ended versus Isiker. Â
Notes
- Washington caps its season at 10-10, while #7 Swarthmore, the Atlantic South Region's top ranked squad, is now 19-6 on the season.
- The Shoremen's lone senior this season was Perkins.
