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Emory Men's Tennis Tops North Carolina Wesleyan -- Advances To NCAA Quarterfinals

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The No. 1-ranked Emory men's tennis team has earned a spot in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Championships following a 5-0 victory over No. 12-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan in the title match of the Washington & Lee Regional.  The victory boosted the Eagles' overall record to 22-3 while the Battling Bishops concluded their year at 13-3.

For the fourth time in its last five matches, the Eagles held a dominant 3-0 lead after doubles play.  The No. 2 team of sophomore Noah Simonson and freshman Ayush Bajoria posted the team's first point of the bout with an 8-5 decision over Alexey Rumyantsev and Clayton Sonn, raising their record to 6-2 this spring.  Juniors Chris Goodwin and Will Humphreys soon followed with an 8-4 victory, their 21st in 25 tries this spring, at the No. 1 position while senior Colin Egan and junior Dillon Pottish won their fifth straight and 20th of the year in 22 attempts at the No. 3 slot.

Looking for two singles matches to nail down the win, freshman Nick Szczurek boosted the team's lead to 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Fred Lemongo at No. 4.  Goodwin then finished off the contest with his 6-4, 6-2, victory at No. 2 over Rumyantsev upping his record to 21-3 this spring. 

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges will host the team championships finals, which will be held Tuesday-Thursday, May 24-26, at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, Calif.  Emory's quarterfinal round opponent will be No. 10-ranked Middlebury College (18-3).   


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Players Mentioned

Ayush Bajoria

Ayush Bajoria

5' 9"
Freshman
Colin Egan

Colin Egan

5' 10"
Senior
Chris Goodwin

Chris Goodwin

6' 1"
Junior
Will Humphreys

Will Humphreys

6' 4"
Junior
Dillon Pottish

Dillon Pottish

6' 1"
Junior
Noah Simonson

Noah Simonson

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ayush Bajoria

Ayush Bajoria

5' 9"
Freshman
Colin Egan

Colin Egan

5' 10"
Senior
Chris Goodwin

Chris Goodwin

6' 1"
Junior
Will Humphreys

Will Humphreys

6' 4"
Junior
Dillon Pottish

Dillon Pottish

6' 1"
Junior
Noah Simonson

Noah Simonson

6' 0"
Sophomore
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