The No. 7 ranked Emory men's tennis team concluded competition at the ITA Team Indoor National Championships on Sunday morning, taking on the No. 9 ranked Swarthmore Garnet in the event's fifth-place match. Taking place at the InnerCity Tennis Facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Eagles won the match handily, 4-1.
 
The doubles portion of Sunday's match lasted just 25 minutes, with the Eagles rattling off two quick wins on courts one and two. It was the underclassmen duo comprised of freshman Ruilin Feng and sophomore Christian Liew finishing first, sweeping their opponents, 6-0, in just over 20 minutes. A few minutes later, freshman Ajay Kartik and junior Dean Kamenev took a win on court one by a score of 6-2 to clinch the match's doubles point.
 
With the doubles point in hand, the final doubles match was abandoned to move into singles with Emory holding a 1-0 lead.
 
Senior John Lasanajak earned a quick straight-set win on court six. His final line read 6-2, 6-1, granting him his second win of the weekend.
 
The Garnet got a point back on court one, though, as Emory's Efe Comu dropped his match (6-3, 6-3).
 
Yet, the comeback bid was too late for Swarthmore, as Feng and Liew iced out the win for Emory. Liew was sure to earn a win on court three by a score of 6-4, 6-1. Meanwhile, Feng secured the clinching point on court two with a line of 6-2, 7-5. The remaining singles matches were abandoned after the Eagles had secured a victory.
 
The win secured Emory a fifth-place finish at the ITA Team Indoor National Championships and its second win over a top-25 ranked opponent in dual matches this spring. The Eagles will play three straight top-25 opponents following the event, starting the stretch with a familiar foe in the #20 Carnegie Mellon Tartans. The Tartans will come to the Woodruff P.E. Center on Sunday, March 2^nd with the match scheduled to start at 10:00 AM.