The New York University men's tennis team opened play at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship with a 7-2 loss to Case Western Reserve University on Friday, April 26, in Altamonte Springs, FL.
NYU (7-5) came into the match with wins in six of its last seven matches and was ranked #14 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Rankings. The Violets are seeded #7 in the eight-team UAA Championship.
The Spartans (20-5) are the #2 seed and ranked #13 in the country in the ITA's latest Division III national rankings.
Highlights
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Aaron Meltzer earned a victory in #3 singles for the Violets, defeating his opponent in straight sets 6-1, 7-6 (4).
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Sidd Thangirala, who is tied with Meltzer for the most victories on the team, came from behind to win in #5 singles 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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CJ Leong forced a deciding tiebreak in the #4 singles match before falling 6-1, 2-6, 10-4.
“I'm happy with the way our guys continued to compete until the end," said Head Coach
Horace Choy. "Case Western came out very hot in the doubles matches, and being down 3-0 put a lot of pressure on us. The doubles matches were really the difference in the end."
NYU will play #6 seed Brandeis University, which fell 9-0 to #3 seed Washington University, in the consolation semifinals on Saturday at 2:00 pm.
RESULTS:
Doubles:
#1 John Healey/Nicolas Howe (Case) def. Harveer Bhalla/Aaron Meltzer (NYU), 8-0
#2 Kyle Gerber/Christopher Kimball (Case) vs. Steven Wu/CJ Leong (NYU), 8-4
#3 Alex Solove/Richard Brunsting (Case) def. William Smithline/Bowen Xu (NYU), 8-1
Singles:
#1 Christopher Kimball (Case) def. Steven Wu (NYU), 6-1, 6-4
#2 Will Drougas (Case) def. Harveer Bhalla (NYU), 6-2, 6-3
#3 Aaron Meltzer (NYU) def. Kyle Gerber (Case), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
#4 Eric Klawitter (Case) def. CJ Leong (NYU), 6-1, 2-6, 10-4
#5 Sidd Thangirala (NYU) def. Derek Reinbold (Case), 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
#6 John Healey (Case) def. James Dean (NYU), 6-3, 6-0
