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Williams College

1920 Simon Volkema
Edan Zinn
8
Winner Williams College WILM (5-0, 2-0 NESCAC)
1
Caltech CIT (3-4)
Winner
Williams College WILM
(5-0, 2-0 NESCAC)
8
Final
1
Caltech CIT
(3-4)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Ephs Down Cal Tech Beavers 8-1

Pasadena, CA - The sun was shining in Pasadena as the Ephs took on Cal Tech in a one-sided affair. At one doubles, the first time pairing of Nicholas Chen and Leon Liu came out firing, and in the blink of an eye they found themselves up 5-0. With strong serving from both and confidence oozing, they rode the wave to an 8-0 victory.

At number three doubles, Simon Volkema and Kush Anand continued their stellar start to the season, with an 8-1 win. All eyes were on court two as the two teams traded games all the way to 7-7. At 5-5 in the tiebreaker, Shawn Berdia fired a serve down the T, and Andrew Chong flew across the court for a beautiful smash winner. One point away, they played a chaotic point before Berdia put a beautiful volley just out of reach of his opponent, winning 8-7 and putting the Ephs up 3-0 after doubles.

In singles play, the Ephs found themselves winning on 5 of the 6 courts, most of the first sets were won in convincing fashion. Chong looked particularly potent as he sprinted to a 6-0 first set "bagel". The Ephs would finish winning 5 of 6 singles in straight sets, putting the final match score at 8-1. Matt Kandel commented on the win, "The boys came out today and played a level of tennis that was inspiring to watch. From the top down, it was awesome to see us look like a truly complete team." The men's tennis team returns to action Friday against Pomona-Pitzer.
 
Doubles
Chen/Liu (WIL) def. He/Srinivasan (TECH) 8-0
Chong/Berdia (WIL) def. Mccandless/Ram (TECH)  8-7(5)
Volkema/Anand (WIL) def. Sundar/Cedillo-Vayson de Pradenne (TECH) 8-1
Singles
Cedillo-Vayson de Pradenne (TECH) def. Berdia (WIL) 6-4, 6-1
Chen (WIL) def. Dewey (TECH) 6-1, 6-0
Volkema (WIL) def. Ram (TECH) 7-5, 6-3
Anand (CHA) def. Sundar (TECH) 6-1, 6-1
Liu (CHA) def. Yang (TECH) 6-1, 6-2
Chong (WIL) def. Srinivasan (TECH) 6-0, 6-2
 
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