#13 Tartans Place Fourth at UAA Championship

(ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team lost to #21 Case Western Reserve University Saturday, April 28 in the third-place match of the University Athletic Association Championship by the score of 6-3. The match was played at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., as the Tartans move their record to 13-8.

The Tartans picked up wins at first and second doubles to take a 2-1 lead into single play.  The tandem of junior Duke Miller (Poway, Calif./Poway) and freshman Will Duncan (Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park) won 9-8 (4) in the one spot while freshman Thomas Cooper (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy) and junior Jooho Yu (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) won 8-6 at second doubles.

Case won five of six singles matches to take a 6-3 victory.  The Tartans lone win came from Duncan at third singles as he won 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles
1. Will Duncan/Duke Miller (CMUM) def. Kyle Gerber/John Healey (CASE) 9-8 (7-4)
2. Thomas Cooper/Jooho Yu (CMUM) def. Richard Brunsting/Sean Carr (CASE) 8-6
3. Eric Klawitter/Rohan Patel (CASE) def. Bryce Beisswanger/C. Heaney-Secord (CMUM) 8-6

Singles
1. Will Drougas (CASE) def. Duke Miller (CMUM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
2. Sean Carr (CASE) def. C. Heaney-Secord (CMUM) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Will Duncan (CMUM) def. Kyle Gerber (CASE) 6-3, 6-4
4. Rohan Patel (CASE) def. Harsha Rao (CMUM) 6-1, 7-5
5. Eric Klawitter (CASE) def. Thomas Cooper (CMUM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
6. John Healey (CASE) def. Bryce Beisswanger (CMUM) 6-4, 7-5