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EMORY MEN’S TENNIS TEAM CLAIMS UAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Championship Match Results
3rd & 4th Place Match Results
(Apr. 27) – The No. 7-ranked Emory University men’s team captured the program’s 19th consecutive University Athletic Association Championship Sunday afternoon with a victory over No. 2-ranked Washington University. The Eagles prevailed by a 6-2 margin and in the process brought home its 20th UAA title in the 21 years that the championship has been held. Sunday’s title match was held at the WoodPec Indoor Courts on the Emory campus.
Emory got out of the blocks quickly and impressively, winning all three doubles matches. The Eagles’ No. 2 duo of junior Mark Boren and senior Hardy Ehlers were dominant as they posted an 8-1 verdict over the Bears’ tandem of John Watts and Trevis Bowman. Sophomore Oliver Lopp and junior Michael Kaufman provided Emory with a solid performance at No. 3 doubles with an 8-4 win against Isaac Stein and Max Woods. Emory went up, 3-0, in the match after the No. 1 team of junior Michael Goodwin and sophomore David Caplan posted a thrilling 9-7 win over Charlie Cutler and Chris Hoeland in what was the best doubles match of the championship. With the contest tied at 7-7, the Emory pair broke WU’s serve to go up, 8-7, and then held serve to capture the match.
Danny Levy got the first point of the match for the Bears when he bested David Caplan, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 3 singles. Goodwin then turned in an inspirational performance at No. 1 singles, coming from behind and battling cramps late in the match before notching a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory over John Watts, the nation’s No. 1-ranked singles player in Division III. Goodwin’s effort kept Emory three points ahead, 4-1, before the Bears narrowed the gap to 4-2 following a 6-3, 6-2 triumph by Chris Hoeland at No. 5 singles. Mark Boren would clinch the match for Emory as he got the better of Cutler in a slugfest at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Oliver Lopp playing at No. 4 singles, finished his match moments later with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 outcome against Max Woods.
In the battle for third place, Carnegie Mellon notched a 5-2 decision over the University of Chicago.
Head Coach John Browning and his squad will find out on Monday (Apr. 28) as to who, when and where they will play in the NCAA Tournament with the first, second and third rounds slated for May 2-4 at campus sites.
EMORY AND WASHINGTON CAPTURE SEMIFINAL ROUND MATCHES – WILL MEET FOR UAA MEN’S TENNIS TITLE ON SUNDAY
(Apr. 26) – For the third straight year, Emory University and Washington University will meet for the University Athletic Association Men’s Tennis Championship following victories in the semifinal round Saturday afternoon. Emory topped Carnegie Mellon, 5-0, while Washington University recorded a 5-0 triumph over the University of Chicago.
After enjoying a picture-perfect opening day on Friday, lightning and rain found its way into the Atlanta area forcing the afternoon matches indoors. Emory, seeded No. 2 in the Championships and seventh nationally, jumped out to a 3-0 advantage against the Tartans in doubles before moving indoors where junior Michael Goodwin recorded a 6-4, 6-1 win over Andrew Clearfield at No. 1 singles. Senior Hardy Ehlers eventually closed out the match at No. 4 with a 6-3, 6-3 verdict against Jon Spero.
Washington University breezed through its three doubles matches and used victories by Charlie Cutler at No. 2 singles and Max Woods at the No. 4 slot to advance to the championship round. The Bears entered the UAA Championships as the No. 1 seed and are ranked No. 2 nationally.
NYU bested Brandeis, 5-1, to take home fifth place.
The championship match between Emory and Washington University will start at 10:00 a.m. at either the WoodPec Outdoor or Indoor courts.
Chicago and Carnegie Mellon will battle for third place at the Racquet Club of the South in Norcross in a scheduled 10:00 a.m. start.
TOP SEEDS ADVANCE ON FIRST DAY OF 2008 UAA MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Apr. 25) – The top four seeds all posted victories on the first day of the 2008 University Athletic Association men’s tennis championships. This year’s event is being hosted by Emory University.
The host Eagles, seeded No. 2 and ranked seventh nationally, along with top seed and No. 1-ranked Washington University blanked their opponents while No.3 seed Carnegie Mellon (#16 nationally) and No.4 seed Chicago (#21 nationally) also advanced to the semifinals. Emory bested Case Western, 9-0, and the Bears of Washington Univ., enjoyed a similar outcome against the University of Rochester. Chicago topped NYU by a 6-3 margin while Carnegie closed out the afternoon with an 8-1 triumph over Brandeis.
Emory won all but one set in its match against Case. Juniors Michael Goodwin and Mark Boren won straight-set verdicts at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Sophomore David Caplan split the first two sets against CWRU’s John Smetona before recording a 10-8 decision in the deciding set. Senior Hardy Ehlers (#4 singles), sophomore Oliver Lopp (#5 singles) and freshman Colin Egan (#6) all earned wins as well.
Washington raced out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play and carried that momentum into singles action breezing through all six matches. No.1 singles player John Watts hammered out a 6-0, 6-1 win over UR’s Brian Bowman after teaming with Trevis Bowman at No. 2 doubles to notch an 8-0 decision.
Chicago held a 2-1 over NYU following the doubles portion of the match and then managed to earn four wins in singles. Freshman Tim Watts brought home victories at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles.
Carnegie Mellon also captured two of the three doubles contests and then ran away from the Judges by winning all six singles matches.
Consolation play begins at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday (Apr. 26) Rochester and NYU will square off at the WoodPec courts, and Brandeis and Case are scheduled to battle at the SAAC courts. The semis are slated to begin at 12:30 with Washington University and Chicago in one bout (SAAC courts) and Emory and Carnegie Mellon in the other contest at the Woodpec.
The fifth and seventh place matches are scheduled to be held at 3:30.
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