SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The No. 9 Swarthmore College men's tennis team opened its conference schedule with three 7-0 victories on Saturday. The Garnet defeated Gettysburg College at home and won on the road at Muhlenberg College and Washington College.
SWARTHMORE 7, GETTYSBURG 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Michael Melnikov and
Utham Koduri earned a 6-2 victory at first doubles.
Winston Zhang and
Max Lindstrom rolled to a 6-1 win at the second spot while
Nikola Galov and
Aadhi Raja came away with a 7-5 triumph at the third flight.
- Lindstrom won his match at first singles, 6-1, 6-0. Galov grabbed a straight-sets victory at the second position, 6-1, 6-4.
Lalith Suresh earned a shutout win at third singles, 6-0, 6-0.
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Seth Sadikov conceded only three games in a 6-1, 6-2 decision at fourth singles.
Dylan Hayes Gilbert cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at fifth singles while Raja battled to a 6-3, 6-2 success at the sixth spot.
SWARTHMORE 7, MUHLENBERG 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The duo of
Andres Fente/
Aamish Pal picked up a 6-3 win at top doubles.
Kai Chen and
Nicholas Choo earned a 6-2 victory at the second spot while
Cameron Samek and
Terry Wu won their match at third doubles, 6-1.
- Fente grabbed a straight-sets decision at first singles, 6-1, 6-4. Chen won at second singles with a pair of 6-3 sets. Samek rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at the third spot.
- Pal won in straight sets at fourth singles, 6-4, 6-1. Wu secured a 6-2, 6-3 win at the fifth flight and Choo cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 success at sixth singles.
SWARTHMORE 7, WASHINGTON 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swarthmore swept doubles play once again. Melnikov and Koduri grabbed their second win of the day, 6-3, at the top spot. Fente and Chen combined for a 6-1 win at the second flight. Zhang and Lindstrom were also victorious by a 6-1 score at third doubles.
- Melnikov conceded just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 success at first singles. Galov was the winner at second singles, 6-2, 6-3.
Rishi Verma earned a 6-0, 6-0 shutout win at the third flight.
- Suresh defeated his opponent at fourth singles, 6-2, 6-1. Gilbert battled to a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory at the fifth spot and Zhang came out on top in the sixth position, 6-2, 6-2.
UP NEXT
The Garnet (8-5, 3-0 Centennial) play matches versus Ursinus College and at Franklin and Marshall College on March 28.
