No. 11 Washington U. Men’s Tennis Sweeps Illinois Wesleyan

RESULTS

St. Louis, Mo., March 31, 2012 – The No. 11 ranked Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team posted its second-consecutive sweep with a 9-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon at the Tao Tennis Center in St. Louis.

#11 Washington U. 9, Illinois Wesleyan 0
Match-by-Match Results:
Doubles
1. Adam Putterman/Ross Putterman (WASHU) def. Piotrowski, Brian/Sorich, Brian (IWU) 8-4
2. Kareem Farah/Parker Chang (WASHU) def. Guenther, Aaron/Kenaga, Nick (IWU) 8-5
3. #12 Kevin Chu/Max Franklin (WASHU) def. Radhakrishnan,Ashwin/Hayman, Steven (IWU) 8-3

Singles:
1. #3 Adam Putterman (WASHU) def. Piotrowski, Brian (IWU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Gary Parizher (WASHU) def. Sorich, Brian (IWU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #25 Ross Putterman (WASHU) def. Kenaga, Nick (IWU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Kareem Farah (WASHU) def. Guenther, Aaron (IWU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Parker Chang (WASHU) def. Piotrowski, Kevin (IWU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Tim Noack (WASHU) def. Hayman, Steven (IWU) 6-2, 6-1

Notes:
• Washington University has won 13-straight home matches dating back to last season.
• Washington U. is 97-8 (.924) at home under head coach Roger Follmer in 11 seasons.
• Illinois Wesleyan had its five-match winning streak snapped and dropped its overall record to 5-3.
• Junior Gary Parizher has won eight-straight singles matches and improved his singles record to 18-2.
• Junior Adam Putterman recorded the 90th overall victory of his career and is nine shy of 100 for his career.

Up Next:
Washington University (8-5) has a week off before hosting NCAA Division II McKendree University on Friday, April 6, at 3 p.m. Washington U. defeated McKendree 9-0 on Feb. 3, in Belleville, Ill.