Men's Tennis Opens 2012 Season With Sweep of McKendree
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Belleville, Ill., February 3, 2012 – The No. 3 ranked Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team opened the 2012 season with a 9-0 victory over NCAA Division II McKendree University on Friday night at Kings Point Racquet Club in Belleville, Ill.
Match-by-Match Results:
Doubles
1. Adam Putterman & Ross Putterman def. Barnabas Toth & Paulo Goncalves, 8-6
2. Cameron Chiang & Max Franklin def. Alex Shuck & Luciano Misitriano, 9-8(2)
3. Gary Parizher & Kevin Chu def. Davi Venditto & Greg Mennerick, 8-2
Singles:
1. Adam Putterman def. Barnabas Toth, 6-4,1-6,10-5
2, Ross Putterman def. Paulo Goncalves, 6-1,6-0
3. Gary Parizher def. Alex Shuck, 6-3,6-3
4. Kareem Farah def. Luciano Misitriano, 6-2,4-6, 10-3
5. Bryan Haywood def. Davi Venditto, 6-2,6-0
6. Tim Noack def. Jake Halde, 6-0,6-0
Notes:
• Junior Adam Putterman improved to 12-1 in singles, and picked up his third career win at No. 1 singles.
• The Bears won four of six singles matches in straight sets.
Up Next:
Washington University (1-0) returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 12, against Division II No. 19 ranked Drury University. The match is set for 1p.m., at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club.