PASADENA, Calif. - The No. 18 University of the South men's tennis team dropped two decisions to No. 38 Swarthmore College (Pa.) and No. 22 California Institute of Technology to begin their spring break trip. The Garnet won their match against the Tigers on March 11, 7-2, while the Beavers edged out a 5-4 win the next day, March 12.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Friday, March 11: No. 38 Swarthmore (6-2) 7, No. 18 Sewanee 2
Final Score, Saturday, March 12: No. 22 Caltech (4-1) 5, No. 18 Sewanee (2-6) 4
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HOW IT HAPPENED, SWARTHMORE
-The Garnet got out to a strong start with a sweep of doubles.
-Sewanee secured two wins at the five and six of singles.
Quinn Wicklund won in straight sets, and
Talman Ramsey went to a third set with Noah Criss, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #36 Charlie Force (SWATM) def.
Ryan Olps (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-4
2. #44 Kevin Jiang (SWATM) def.
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
3. John Nichols-Daly (SWATM) def.
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) 7-5, 6-2
4. Phil Rehwinkel (SWATM) def.
Peyton Erck (SEWANEE) 7-5, 6-4
5.
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) def. Josiah Myers-Lipton (SWATM) 6-3, 6-3
6.
Talman Ramsey (SEWANEE) def. Noah Criss (SWATM) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. John Nichols-Daly/Grant Dill (SWATM) def.
Ryan Olps/
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) 8-4
2. Charlie Force/Rushil Patel (SWATM) def.
Mark Motlow/
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) 8-3
3. Graham Hadesman/Max Pogorelov (SWATM) def.
Noah Holsclaw/
Peyton Erck (SEWANEE) 8-6
HOW IT HAPPENED, CALTECH
-The next day against Caltech, the Purple Tigers won two of three in doubles.
Peyton Erck/
Quinn Wicklund earned the dub at the No. 1, while
Gil Weston/
Talman Ramsey secured the No. 3 point.
-However, the Beavers used four of six singles wins to steal the match from the Tigers. Wicklund and Ramsey picked up wins for Sewanee, as they each are 7-4 this year.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Ishaan Kannan (CALTECH) def.
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) 6-4, 6-1
2. Kyle McCandless (CALTECH) def.
Ryan Olps (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-3
3. Jake Will (CALTECH) def.
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-3
4.
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) def. Matthew Gonzalgo (CALTECH) 6-3, 6-4
5. Daniel Wen (CALTECH) def.
Jackson Davis (SEWANEE) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Talman Ramsey (SEWANEE) def. Victor Li (CALTECH) 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Peyton Erck/
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) def. Kyle McCandless/Daniel Wen (CALTECH) 8-4
2. Ishaan Kannan/Jake Will (CALTECH) def.
Hugh Graham/
Liam Baer (SEWANEE) 8-7 (8-6)
3.
Gil Weston/
Talman Ramsey (SEWANEE) def. Rishi Gundakaram/John Kim (CALTECH) 8-5
UP NEXT
The trip continues with a match against Amherst (Mass.) from Malibu on Monday.
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