PASADENA, Calif. - No. 38 Swarthmore College Men's Tennis suffered a setback as they fell to No. 22 Caltech, 6-3, on Thursday morning in sunny California.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In doubles action,
Charley Force and
Rushil Patel earned a hard fought point in the number two doubles position. The duo knocked off Ishaan Kannan and Jake Will , 8-7, as Swarthmore took a single point in doubles play.
- In singles action, Force earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory in the top singles position.
Noah Criss earned a three set victory in the number six position. Criss earned the win with a score of 7-5, 2-6, 10-3.
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Josiah Myers-Lipton battled in the fifth spot as the junior fell in three sets. Myers-Lipton drop the first and third set but won the second set 7-6.
UP NEXT:
The Garnet (5-2) return to the court on Friday as they take on Sewanee in Pasadena, Calif. The match is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. locally, and 1:00 p.m. EST.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
No. 22 Caltech 6, No. 38 Swarthmore 3
Singles
1.
Charley Force(SWATM) def. Ishaan Kannan (CALTECH), 6-3, 6-3
2. Kyle McCandless (CALTECH) def.
John Nichols-Daly (SWATM), 6-2, 6-0
3. Jake Will (CALTECH) def.
Kevin Jiang (SWATM), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
4. Matthew Gonzaglo (CALTECH) def.
Phil Rehwinkel (SWATM), 6-4, 6-2
5. Daniel Wen (CALTECH) def.
Josiah Myers-Lipton (SWATM), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 10-7
6.
Noah Criss (SWATM) def. John Kim (CALTECH), 7-5 2-6, 10-3
Doubles
1. Kyle McCandless/Daniel Wen (CALTECH) def.
Grant Dill/
John Nichols-Daly (SWAT), 8-5
2.
Charley Force/
Rushil Patel (SWATM) def. Ishaan Kannan/Jake Will (CALTECH), 8-7(1)
3. Rishi Gundakaram/John Kim (CALTECH) def.
Josiah Myers-Lipton/
Phil Rehwinkel (SWATM), 8-6