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Men's Tennis

Swarthmore Battles Top Competition in Swarthmore/Haverford Invite

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's tennis team opened the season on Friday and Saturday at the Swarthmore/Haverford Invitational. 

Swarthmore squared off against Hamilton and Vassar with a 12-7 match record to open the weekend. Vassar finished last season ranked No. 35 nationally, while Hamilton had one singles player in the nation's top-50.  

First-year standout Rishi Verma impressed in the opening two matchups with a 3-0 overall record. Verma earned singles wins against both opponents to go along with a doubles win over Hamilton. 

SWARTHMORE vs. HAMILTON
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet were victorious in all four doubles matches against Hamilton. Michael Melnikov/ Utham Koduri picked up where they left off last season as one of the most dominant duos in the nation. The pairing bested their opponent, 8-5, to open their sophomore seasons, while Andres Fente/ Max Pogorelov also won their doubles matchup by an 8-5 decision. 

- Swarthmore closed out doubles play with a pair of 8-1 victories from Winston Zhang/ Grahame Brown and Verma / Max Lindstrom.

- Verma earned his second victory against Hamilton with an impressive singles performance. The first-year took the opening set 6-1, before closing out the match with a 6-2 second set. 

- Lalith Suresh and Andres Fente closed out the matchup with a pair of singles wins. Both sophomores won by 6-2, 6-4 decisions as the Garnet went 7-3 versus Hamilton. The victory marked Fente's second versus Hamilton on the evening. 

SWARTHMORE vs. VASSAR
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swarthmore won one of their three doubles matches against Vassar. Zhang/ Brown picked up the lone doubles victory for Swarthmore with an 8-7 decision. All three doubles matches were highly-competitive with narrow victories on all sides. 

- The Garnet turned things around with five singles victories. Charley Force got off to a fast start with a 6-2 decision in his opening set, before closing out the match with a 6-1 victory. 

- Verma remained perfect on the early season with a victory in singles action. The first-year impressed as he took down his opponent, 6-3, 6-2.

- Aamish Pal battled to a 7-5 decision in the opening set. The sophomore then went on to take the match with a 6-2 second set.

- Fente picked up the team's final victory with a 7-5, 6-2 victory. The Garnet went 5-4 overall versus Vassar. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet wrap up this weekend's action versus The College of New Jersey tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.

 
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Players Mentioned

Charley Force

Charley Force

Junior
Max Pogorelov

Max Pogorelov

Sophomore
Andres Fente

Andres Fente

Freshman
Utham Koduri

Utham Koduri

Freshman
Max Lindstrom

Max Lindstrom

Freshman
Michael Melnikov

Michael Melnikov

Freshman
Lalith Suresh

Lalith Suresh

Freshman
Aamish Pal

Aamish Pal

Freshman
Grahame Brown

Grahame Brown

Freshman
Rishi Verma

Rishi Verma

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charley Force

Charley Force

Junior
Max Pogorelov

Max Pogorelov

Sophomore
Andres Fente

Andres Fente

Freshman
Utham Koduri

Utham Koduri

Freshman
Max Lindstrom

Max Lindstrom

Freshman
Michael Melnikov

Michael Melnikov

Freshman
Lalith Suresh

Lalith Suresh

Freshman
Aamish Pal

Aamish Pal

Freshman
Grahame Brown

Grahame Brown

Freshman
Rishi Verma

Rishi Verma

Freshman