Box Score SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (October 8, 2023) -- The Tufts University men's tennis squad finished action as a squad in the fall on Sunday afternoon at the 2023 Skidmore Invitational.
In the top draw,
Derin Acaroglu dropped his semifinal matchup with Ethan Green of Denison University 6-3, 6-2. In the "A" backdraw,
Alex Ganchev knocked off Anirudh Reddy of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 6-0, 6-1 and
Javier Gonzalez bested Skidmore's Yuval Goodman 7-5, 6-4.
In the "B" bracket,
Lachie Macintosh earned a 6-1, 2-6, 10-1 win over Wesleyan's Max Litton, while Andre Djokic defeated Tarm Rojanasoonthon of CMS 6-3, 6-0. In the "C" draw,
Mauricio Gutierrez knocked off Max Lustgarte of Wesleyan.
In doubles play, Acaroglu and Macintosh teamed up to defeat Gradin and Bourn of Skidmore 8-7(6).
In the biggest finish of the weekend for the Jumbos, Ganchev and Djokic breezed through the "B" doubles draw to earn a spot in the finals. In the semifinals, the pair defeated Finkle and King of Skidmore 8-3, taking on teammates Gutierrez and Gonzalez who had earlier defeated Gromley and Payiavlas of Denison. In the finals, the two Jumbos teams played a thriller before Ganchev and Djokic outlasted their teammates 8-7(6) in the finals.
The fall portion of the season is finished as a squad, but
Sacha Maes and
Aarush Ganji will head to Rome, GA in a few weeks for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup to take part in the doubles draw against 15 other teams for a spot at fall national champion.
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