Morgan Schilling provided the clincher at No. 6 singles
Morgan Schilling provided the clincher at No. 6 singles
Posted: Mar 31, 2023

CMS Men's Tennis Moves to 2-0 in SCIAC, Defeats Occidental 8-1

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team took a 2-1 lead after doubles and swept singles as it earned an 8-1 win over Occidental on Friday afternoon at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center.

With the win, the third-ranked Stags improve to 9-4 on the year and 2-0 in the SCIAC, extending their winning streak in SCIAC-sponsored matches to 146 (140 regular season, six postseason tournament), dating back to 2005. Occidental falls to 10-4 overall and 0-2 in the league with the loss. 

Advik Mareedu and Warren Pham won 8-1 at No. 3 doubles and then both picked up singles wins. Mareedu earned his with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 1 to stretch the CMS lead to 3-1, and Pham had a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 to give CMS its sixth point. 

Christian Settles earned the fourth point for CMS with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4, and then Morgan Schilling provided the clincher at No. 6, rolling to a 6-0 win in the first set and then taking the second 7-6 (8-6 in the tiebreaker). 

Ian Freer and Daniel Blackman took an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles, and Freer went three sets to get a singles win as well, capturing a 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 decision. Matthew Robinson also earned a singles win at No. 2 (6-4, 6-3). 

CMS will be back in action tomorrow when it travels to Redlands for a 3 p.m. contest. 

#3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (8) vs. #27 Occidental (1)
March 31, 2023 at Claremont, CA. (Biszantz Family Tennis Center)

Doubles

  1. Matthew O'Connor/Seth Lipe (OXY) def. Christian Settles/Matthew Robinson (CMS) 8-7(5)
  2. Daniel Blackman/Ian Freer (CMS) def. Ace Andres/Ronald Chen (OXY) 8-5
  3. Advik Mareedu/Warren Pham (CMS) def. Mason Hart/Brett Miller (OXY) 8-1

Singles

  1. Advik Mareedu (CMS) def. Matthew O'Connor (OXY) 6-3, 6-2
  2. Matthew Robinson (CMS) def. Ronald Chen (OXY) 6-4, 6-3
  3. Ian Freer (CMS) def. Ace Andres (OXY) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4)
  4. Christian Settles (CMS) def. Michael Abagyan (OXY) 6-3, 6-2
  5. Warren Pham (CMS) def. Sam Coan (OXY) 6-4, 6-2
  6. Morgan Schilling (CMS) def. Quentin Kemna (OXY) 6-0, 7-6(6)

Order of completion
Doubles: 3, 2,  1
Singles: 1, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2