HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth men's tennis team, back on the courts for the first time since a thrilling win over Brown that capped last weekend's ECAC Championship, picked up a 7-0 win over Colgate on Sunday morning before capping the triumphant day at Alexis Boss Tennis Center with a 6-1 win over Boston University.
"We had really good effort from the guys today," said
Xander Centenari, Dartmouth's John Kenfield and Chuck Kinyon Head Coach. "We've had a few doubleheaders this year and they have stepped up and proven their fitness level and toughness over a long day. We played a really clean match this morning and responded well in the afternoon through some tough moments. These guys are proving their toughness in some key moments."
MATCH 1
The Big Green were dominant from top to bottom in a 7-0 sweep of Colgate.
Carlos Guerrero Alvarez finished off a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles before
Waleed Qadir and
Miles Groom, still undefeated on the season, clinched the doubles point on the top court.
Two-set wins across the lineup, including a 6-0, 6-0 victory by Guerrero Alvarez at No. 1 singles, led the Big Green to complete the 7-0 sweep.
Miles Groom's win on Court 2 gave Dartmouth a 4-0 edge to seal the team's win over the Raiders and action continued as
Henry Ren (No. 4), Qadir (No. 3) and
Logan Chang (No. 6) grabbed additional Big Green wins.
Waleed Qadir/
Miles Groom (Dartmouth) def. Jack Selati/Benito Vlassis (Colgate), 6-4
Logan Chang/
Henry Ren (Dartmouth) led Max Litton/Aidan Lee (Colgate), 5-4 unfinished
Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Mason Caldwell/John Fazli (Colgate), 6-3
Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Jack Selati (Colgate), 6-0, 6-0
Miles Groom (Dartmouth) def. Max Litton (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-1
Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth) def. Benito Vlassis, 6-2, 6-4
Henry Ren (Dartmoith) def. Ben Graham (Colgate), 6-3, 6-3
Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Aidan Lee (Colgate), 6-1, 6-1
Logan Chang (Dartmouth) def. Mike Thomas (Colgate), 6-2, 6-4
MATCH 2
The doubles point came down to
Logan Chang and
Henry Ren on Court 2 after the non-conference foes traded the first two decisions, and the duo clinched an early edge for Dartmouth with a, 7-5 win.
Winners of three straight, the Big Green went on to win five singles matches – all in two sets. Guerrero Alvarez once again set the tone with a victory on the top court and Takeda battled to a two-set win on Court 5 to notch his team-leading 10th of the season.
The homestand continues for Dartmouth on Friday, March 3 when the Big Green welcome Bryant to Alexis Boss Tennis Center at 6 p.m. A matchup with Penn State, the third Big Ten opponent of the season, will be played Sunday, March 5 at 10 a.m.
Alejandro Licea/Dion Loutas (BU) def.
Waleed Qadir/
Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 6-3
Logan Chang/
Henry Ren (Dartmouth) def. Johann Sajonz/Adrian Pawlowski (BU), 7-5
Carlos Guerrero Alvarez/
Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Ben Letzer/Cole Knutson (BU), 6-2
Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Dion Loutas (BU), 6-2, 6-1
Corey Craig (BU) def.
Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 6-4, 7-5
Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth) def. Alejandro Licea (BU), 6-4, 7-5
Henry Ren (Dartmouth) def. Cole Knutson (BU), 6-3, 7-6(13-11)
Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Ben Letzer (BU), 6-4, 6-4
Logan Chang (Dartmouth) def. Adrian Pawlowski (BU), 6-3, 6-3