The No.3-ranked Emory men’s tennis team defeated Sewanee College (Tenn.) by a score of 9-0 on Tuesday. The Eagles won in a clean sweep, winning every singles and doubles match. The match was held in Sewanee, Tenn.
At first singles, sophomore Ian Wagner beat his opponent 1-6, 6-2, 10-7.
In the second doubles match, sophomore Alex Ruderman had a swift victory with a final verdict of 6-4, 6-4.
Freshman Rafe Mosetick won by a score of 6-3, 6-2 in his third doubles match. Mosewick said he viewed the match as “another step in the right direction towards getting ready for UAAs and nationals.”
Senior Elliot Kahler defeated his opponent 6-1, 6-3, walking off of the court with a win.
Freshman Will Adams continued the trend with a clean sweep of 6-0, 6-0.
“Yesterday’s match helped us gauge what we need to work on as we prepare for winning the upcoming [UAA] championship,” Adams said.
Junior Simon Lavoie-Perusse rounded out the singles victories with a score of 6-4, 6-2.
On the doubles courts, the Eagles experienced similar success.
Kahler and Wagner teamed up to defeat their opponents with an quick 8-3 win in first doubles.
At second doubles, a duo of juniors Jackson Isaacs and Eric Seidelman combined forces to finish at 8-4 over their opponents.
Rounding out the doubles victories were junior Ayush Bajoria and Adams at third doubles with a victory of 9-8.
After this match, Emory maintains its No. 3 ranking and holds an overall season record of 10-5.
The Eagles will now return home, before hitting the road again for an April 16 match-up against Shorter University (Ga.).
–By Nicola Braginsky
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SU?? Sewanee College?? It’s University of the South (informally known as just “Sewanee”)! This is just sloppy journalism. I’m an Emory alumnus, and this is embarrassing.
If Emory had any southern kids they would know this. Since they are all from New Jersey, they confused it with Syracuse.