CLAREMONT, Calif. – In a battle of top-10 ranked Division III men’s tennis teams, No. 8 Gustavus came out on the short end of a 9-0 decision at No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday. The loss drops the Gusties’ overall record to 15-8 as they conclude their California spring break trip.
“The guys played hard today,” Head Coach Tommy Valentini said. “CMS is an excellent team and they played a heck of a match against us. It wasn’t the result we were going for today, but we stuck together and will learn a lot from this one as we prepare for the challenges that lie ahead the rest of the way. Overall it was an outstanding spring trip for our team.”
Gustavus 0, CMS 9
Singles
- Nikolai Parodi (CMSM) def. Mohanad Alhouni (Sr., Tripoli, Libya) (GACM) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 10-5
- Jack Katzman (CMSM) def. Zach Ekstein (Sr., Eagan, Minn.) (GACM) 6-2, 6-3
- Oscar Burney (CMSM) def. Chase Johnson (Jr., Golden Valley, Minn.) (GACM) 6-2, 6-1
- Julian Gordy (CMSM) def. Patrick Whaling (Jr., Manakin Sabot, Va.) (GACM) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
- Avinash Vemuri (CMSM) def. Yassine Derbani (So., Casablanca, Morocco) (GACM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
- Robert Liu (CMSM) def. Tommy Entwistle (Sr, Sioux Falls, S.D.) (GACM) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
- Julian Gordy/Nikolai Parodi (CMSM) def. Mohanad Alhouni/Patrick Whaling (GACM) 8-4
- Oscar Burney/Jack Katzman (CMSM) def. Tommy Entwistle/Chase Johnson (GACM) 8-7 (7-3)
- Robert Liu/Jake Williams (CMSM) def. Zach Ekstein/Mason Bultje (Sr., Mankato, Minn.) (GACM) 8-5
Gustavus continues its stretch of road matches against national powerhouses on Friday at the University of Chicago, ranked No. 4.