The No. 6 ranked Emory men's tennis team collected their first outdoor win of the spring season, defeating #33 Washington and Lee 5-2 at the Woodruff PE Center Wednesday afternoon.
In doubles, the sophomore duo of Ruilin Feng and Ajay Kartik got the 6-2 win in the No. 1 position, but senior Dean Kamenev and freshman Matthew Johnstone dropped their match 3-6. The rookie duo of Daniel Kim and Stefan Karatosic got the Eagles second win to clinch the doubles point at the No. 3 position, getting the 6-4 win over W&L.
In singles, all four wins Emory wins were decided in straight sets. Kamenev got things started at the No. 1 position, delivering a 6-1, 7-5 decision. Junior Ryan Nash fed off the energy with a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 2 position over W&L's Cannaliato. At the No. 3 position, Johnstone got it done with a 6-3, 6-2 verdict and Kartik sealed the deal for the Eagles at the No. 4 position with his 6-2, 6-4 win. Washington and Lee's two points were picked up on courts five and six in three sets.