No. 10 Washington U. Men’s Tennis Drops Match to No. 4 Claremont 7-2

La Jolla, Calif., March 3, 2013 – The No. 10 ranked Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team wrapped up a four-day trip to California with a 7-2 loss to No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Sunday in La Jolla, Calif. Washington U. could not regroup after being swept in doubles play for the first time this season.

Match-by-Match Results:
Singles:
1. Warren Wood (CMS) def. #3 Adam Putterman (WASHUM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Joe Dorn (CMS) def. Tim Noack (WASHUM) 6-4, 6-3
3. Nikolas Marino (CMS) def. Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) 7-5, 6-2
4. Gary Parizher (WASHUM) def. Alex Lane (CMS) 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
5. Kareem Farah (WASHUM) def. Skyler Johnson (CMS) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
6. Oliver Seifert (CMS) def. Skyler Butts (WASHUM) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. #3 Joe Dorn/Warren Wood (CMS) def. Adam Putterman/Ross Putterman (WASHUM) 8-4
2. Skyler Butts/Neel Kotrappa (CMS) def. Kareem Farah/Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) 8-3
3. Nikolas Marino/Alex Lane (CMS) def. Kevin Chu/Max Franklin (WASHUM) 8-3

Notes:
• Senior Kareem Farah’s win at No. 5 singles was the 111th overall win of his career, moving into 11th on the all-time list.
• The Bears are 2-3 this season against nationally ranked teams.
• Washington U. has trailed after doubles play in all three losses this season.

Up Next:
Washington University (2-3) returns to action with four spring break matches against ranked teams in Hawaii. The Bears take on NCAA Division II No. 44 ranked BYU-Hawaii at 2 p.m. (HST) Wednesday, March 13, in Laie, Hawaii.