#1 Men's Tennis Earns Trip to National Quarterfinals with 4-1 Win Over #10 Kenyon

CHICAGO -- The top-ranked University of Chicago men's tennis team picked up a 4-1 win over #10 Kenyon on Saturday afternoon to earn a trip to the National Quarterfinals for the third consecutive year.

In doubles play, it was all UChicago early on. At #2 doubles,

Shrikeshav Murugesan and

Gopal Koduri cruised to a 6-1 win, and after a pair of early breaks of serve,

Alexander Ekstrand and

Markus Ekstrand sealed a 6-2 win to clinch the doubles win for the Maroons.

Murugesan put up the best performance of the day as the sophomore rolled to a dominant ranked victory at #1 singles, taking down the #45 player in NCAA Division III with a 6-1, 6-4 win at #1 singles.

Following a win at #2 singles for the Owls to cut the lead to 2-1,

Alexander Ekstrand picked up a straight-set win over his regionally-ranked opponent, earning a break of serve at 4-4 in both sets for the 6-4, 6-4 win at #3 singles.

At #6 singles,

Ajer Sher sealed the win for the Maroons. After dropping the first set 3-6, Sher bounced back with a 6-3 win in the second set and a 6-0 bagel in the third seat to clinch the 4-1 victory.

In the remaining two matches,

Michael Choi held a 6-1, 4-4 lead at #4 singles, and

Christian Liew sent the match to a third set at #6 singles with a 6-0 win in set two after losing a first set tiebreak.

With the win, the Maroons improve to 20-3 overall on the season, and they earn the 12th National Championships appearance in program history and their sixth in the past seven years. UChicago will take on the winner of #7 Bowdoin and #12 Babson on Tuesday, May 19, in the National Quarterfinals which will take place at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.