POINT LOMA, CA. – On Monday afternoon, Williams men's tennis faced Division II opponent Point Loma in the first of four dual matches of their California spring break trip. The Ephs started strong as senior
Michael Medvedev and first year
Jack Truwit closed out a 7-5 victory at #3 doubles to give the Ephs a sweep in doubles.
Despite a slow start in singles, the Ephs demonstrated their composure and resilience to win four out of six singles matches. Both first year
Shawn Berdia and senior
Michael Medvedev fought back from a set down to win in super tiebreakers. Sophomore
Matt Kandel also extended his match to a third set super tiebreaker but fell short in the end. At #1 singles, Junior
Chase Cohen battled well but lost in straight sets. Junior
Karan Amin and senior
Kirun Cheung both won in straight sets.
The team will now recover and train in preparation for their matches in Claremont. The Ephs will face Pomona on Friday and Claremont Mudd-Scripps on Saturday.
Doubles
1.
Chase Cohen/
Matt Kandel (WC) defeated Tyler Davis/Nabeel Khan (PLNU-MT) - 6-3
2.
Karan Amin/
Shawn Berdia (WC) defeated Jasdeep Paintal/David Strassburger (PLNU-MT) - 6-4
3.
Michael Medvedev/
Jack Truwit (Williams) defeated Alejandro Castaneda/Alexander Leischner (PLNU-MT) - 7-5
Singles
1. Davis (PLNU-MT) defeated Cohen (WC) - 6-4, 6-2
2. Strassburger (PLNU-MT) defeated Kandel (WC) - 6-2, 2-6, 10-6
3. Amin (WC) defeated Khan (PLNU-MT) - 6-4, 6-2
4. Berdia (WC) defeated Castaneda (PLNU-MT) - 1-6, 7-6(5), 10-8
5. Medvedev (WC) defeated Paintal (PLNU-MT) - 4-6, 6-2, 10-4
6.
Kirun Cheung (WC) defeated Lukas Schuster (PLNU-MT) - 7-6(8), 6-0
Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (2, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4)
