CLAREMONT, CA. – Williams men's tennis overcame #10 Pomona-Pitzer 6-3 in a tight and exciting encounter. The Ephs began singles play with a 2-1 lead after winning at #1 and #2 doubles 8-4 and 8-5, respectively.
After a slow start in singles, the Ephs bounced back as junior
Chase Cohen, sophomore
Matt Kandel, first year
Shawn Berdia, and senior
Kirun Cheung came back from a set down to win their matches. The match was ultimately clinched by Cohen as he fought back from 5-3 down in the final set. Cohen won the final four games of the match to give the Ephs their fifth point of the dual match.
The Ephs will face #3 CMS tomorrow at 2 pm PST.
Doubles
1.
Chase Cohen/
Matt Kandel (WC) defeated Jansen Comadena/Owen Kelley (PP) - 8-4
2.
Karan Amin/
Shawn Berdia (WC) defeated Charlie Stark/Hayden Snyder (PP) - 8-5
3. Mukund Madabhushi /Nils Skattum (PP) defeated
Michael Medvedev/
Jack Truwit (WC) - 8-4
Singles
1. Cohen (WC) defeated Snyder (PP) - 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
2. Kandel (WC) defeated Stark (WC) - 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Kush Patel (PP) defeated Amin (WC) - 6-2, 6-0
4. Berdia (WC) defeated Madabhushi (PP) - 3-6, 7-6(2), 11-9
5. Comadena (PP) defeated Medvedev (WC) - 6-3, 6-2
6.
Kirun Cheung (WC) defeated Matthew Feng (PP) - 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (3, 5, 2, 6, 1, 4)
