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The Emory University men's tennis team enjoyed a successful
return to the Woodruff PE Center Wednesday afternoon by topping
Kenyon College in a battle of top 10 Division III teams. The
No. 3-ranked Eagles raised their dual record to 4-4 following a 6-3
decision over the No. 6 Lords who slipped to 7-5.
Emory held a 2-1 lead in the match following doubles action as the
Eagles' No. 2 team of Alex Chun and Will Humprheys, along the
No. 3 tandem of David Caplan and Chris Redmond, recorded
victories.
Emory went up by a 3-1 margin following sophomore Chris
Goodwin's 6-2, 6-2 decision over Tomas Piskacek at No. 2
singles. Kenyon battled back to knot the contest at 3-3 after
it claimed victories at No. 3 and No. 4 singles. Sophomore
Dillion Pottish, the No. 1-ranked player in the Atlantic South
Region, put Emory ahead by a 4-3 margin following a stirring 2-6,
6-2, 7-6 come-from-behind victory over Mike Greenberg, the No.
2-ranked player in the Central Region. Pottish trailed by a
4-1 margin in the third set before rallying to force the tiebreaker
where he faced triple match elimination before clawing his way to
an 8-6 win. The Eagles then clinched the match when
junior Colin Egan came away with a 7-6, 7-5 outcome over Paul
Burgin at No. 5 singles. Freshman Daniel Weingarten accounted
for the Eagles' other point with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kevin Ye
at No. 6 singles.
Emory returns to action on Saturday (Mar. 20) when it plays host to
No. 11 DePauw University at 3:00 p.m.
