Denison Wraps its Weekend in Cleveland Undefeated and Improves to 2-0 in NCAC Play

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Finishing their weekend in Cleveland, the No. 4 Denison men's tennis team tacked on two more wins, defeating Washington & Lee 5-2, before returning to Granville on Sunday and beating The College of Wooster 7-0. The Big Red improved to 13-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the Generals dropped to 5-4, and the Fighting Scots fell to 6-5 and 0-1 in NCAC matches.Denison is back in Granville, Ohio, for their Alumni Match against No. 11 Trinity University (Texas). The Big Red and the Tigers take to the courts on Saturday, April 5, at noon.Denison men's tennis seemed to find its stride early in the 5-2 victory over No. 21 W&L. In doubles play,andearned their 22nd doubles win of the season after defeating Ryan Good and Will Kistler 6-2 on court one.andwould secure the Big Red's first point of the day with a 6-3 win over W&L's Evan Erb and Sanjheec Rao on court three.With a one-point advantage, Denison would quickly extend its lead to four after, andtook down their opponents in straight sets.would tack on a fifth victory after defeating Heys Parker 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).The Generals earned two wins for the day, and Evan Erb fought hard for a 4-6, 6-3, 1- (12-10) victory overon court one. The second win of the day for W&L was on court six, when Sanjheev Rao shut down a comeback by, beating him 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)."It was a good way to complete the Ohio Invitational," head men's tennis coachshared. "We went 3-0 versus three ranked teams- so we can feel it was a success. It was, however, tough playing a match at 8 a.m. after a long doubleheader yesterday, but the guys have a lot of grit and heart. I'm proud of their effort."1.(DENM) def. Ryan Good/ Will Kistler (WLUM) 6-22.(DENM) def. James Kurani/ Heys Parker (WLUM) 5-4 (DNF)3.(DENM) def. Evan Erb/ Sanjheev Rao (WLUM) 6-31. Evan Erb (WLUM) def.(DENM) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)2.(DENM) def. Will Kistler (WLUM) 6-4, 6-23.(DENM) def. James Kurani (WLUM) 6-1, 6-34.(DENM) def. Eli Hirshberg (WLUM) 6-2, 6-25.(DENM) def. Heys Parker (WLUM) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)6. Sanjheev Rao (WLUM) def.(DENM) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)Denison University, 12-2 (1-0 NCAC), nationally ranked #4Washington and Lee University, 5-4, nationally ranked #10Singles Order: 3,2,4,5,1,6Doubles Order: 1,3Despite having to travel back from Cleveland this morning, the Denison Big Red showed off its depth with some fresh legs against the College of Wooster.Denison made quick work of doubles play, sweeping all three of the doubles matches and giving up just three points across the three courts.anddefeated Anthony VanOyen and Arnav Yadav 6-0 on court one. On court two,andbeat Ian Royse and Max Stratford 6-1, and completing the doubles sweep on court three wereand, who beat the Fighting Scots Dickerson and Wood 6-2.The Big Red quickly pulled away in singles matches.completed his match first, defeating Bennett Dickerson 6-0, 6-0, on court four. On court one,would then take down his opponent, Anthony VanOyen, 6-1, 6-1. Up 3-0, Denison needed just one more match to win the afternoon, however, courts two and three wrapped their matches at the same time, giving the Big Red a definitive victory.defeated Arnav Yadav 6-1, 6-2; simultaneously, Mason Conflin beat Ian Royse in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-1. In the final two matches of the dayanddefeated their respective opponents in straight sets, securing a 7-0 victory over Wooster for its second conference win of the spring season.1.(DENM) def. Anthony VanOyen/Arnav Yadav (WOOM) 6-02.(DENM) def. Ian Royse/Max Stratford (WOOM) 6-13.(DENM) def. Bennett Dickerson/Walker Wood (WOOM) 6-21.(DENM) def. Anthony VanOyen (WOOM) 6-1, 6-12.(DENM) def. Arnav Yadav (WOOM) 6-1, 6-23.(DENM) def. Ian Royse (WOOM) 6-1, 6-14.(DENM) def. Bennett Dickerson (WOOM) 6-0, 6-05.(DENM) vs. Walker Wood (WOOM) 6-0, 6-16.(DENM) vs. Max Stratford (WOOM) 6-1, 6-2College of Wooster, 6-5 (0-1 NCAC)Denison, 13-2 (2-0 NCAC), nationally ranked #4Singles Order: 4,1,2,3Doubles Order: 1,2,3T-1:30

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