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#10 men's tennis edges #12 CWRU, 5-3, in UAA quarterfinals

Box Score

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- For the first time since 2010, the Brandeis University men's tennis team has advanced to championship semifinals of the University Athletic Association (UAA) tournament, as the tenth-ranked and fourth-seeded Judges held off 12th-ranked and fifth-seeded Case Western Reserve, 5-3, in Sanlando Park in Florida. With the win, the Judges improve to 15-3, while the Spartans fall to 19-9.

The Judges rallied to take a 2-1 lead after doubles play. The Spartan team of Chaitanya Aduru and Aaron Umen defeated Brandeis senior (Tyler Ng Great Neck, N.Y. / Great Neck South) and rookie Colt Tegtmeier (Madison, Wisc. / James Madison Memorial), 8-3, at #3. Brandeis bounced back with another big win at #2, where rookies Adam Tzeng (Eagle, Idaho/Eagle) and Jeffrey Chen (Northfield, Ill. / New Trier) bounced Matthew Chen and Zach Hennessey, 8-2. The #1 singles match came down to a tiebreaker, and Judge junior David Aizenberg (Highland Park, lll./Highland Park) and sophomore Anupreeth Coramutla (Monroe Township, N.J./Phillips Andover) came up big, 8-7 (7-3), to give the Judges the lead.

Case Western Reserve surged to an early 3-2 lead in singles play, with Chaitanya besting Brandeis sophomore Nikhil Das (Smithfield, R.I. / Moses Brown School) at #5, 6-2, 6-0, and Sam Concannon took out sophomore Rajan Vohra (Glen Head, N.Y. / North Shore), 6-4, 6-3, at #6.

Brandeis bounced back with a nice win at #1 singles, where Aizenberg topped Matthew Chen, 6-4, 6-2, winning the final five games of the match to knot things up at 3-3. Tzeng continued his terrific rookie season with a 6-3, 6-4, win over Kanam, at #3. The Judges got the clinch at #2, where Coramutla dropped a lengthy tiebreaker in the first set but came back to win the next two, 6-7  (9-11), 6-4, 6-3. Coramutla won the final three games of the match, serving it out with a big ace.

With the win, Brandeis clinches a 15-win season for the seventh time in school history and the second in a row. The Judges will advance to meet top-seeded and second-ranked Chicago in the semifinals tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

David Aizenberg

David Aizenberg

Junior
Anupreeth Coramutla

Anupreeth Coramutla

Sophomore
Nikhil Das

Nikhil Das

Sophomore
Tyler Ng

Tyler Ng

Senior
Rajan Vohra

Rajan Vohra

Sophomore
Jeffrey Chen

Jeffrey Chen

Senior

Players Mentioned

David Aizenberg

David Aizenberg

Junior
Anupreeth Coramutla

Anupreeth Coramutla

Sophomore
Nikhil Das

Nikhil Das

Sophomore
Tyler Ng

Tyler Ng

Senior
Rajan Vohra

Rajan Vohra

Sophomore
Jeffrey Chen

Jeffrey Chen

Senior
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