THE BASICS 

Match 1 Score: Emerson 7, Cornell 2

Match 2 Score: Haverford 8, Emerson 1

Record: Emerson Lions (1-7) ; Cornell Rams (5-6) ; Haverford Fords (2-1)

Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)

Date: March 7, 2022

The Lead: A sweep of the doubles matches followed by victories in four singles matches propelled the Emerson men's tennis team to its first win of the 2022 spring season, 7-2, over Cornell College on Monday morning in Orlando. In the second match, the Lions were upended by Haverford, 8-1, in a match that was completed on Tuesday afternoon. 

EMERSON LEADERS 

DOUBLES

No. 1: Bass Lin/Ryu Watanabe
No. 2: Maximo Lawlor/Pete Sevikul 
No. 3: Daniel Kennedy/Cooper Sherman

SINGLES 

No. 2: Lawlor
No. 3: Watanabe
No. 4: Sevikul
No. 5: Kennedy

MATCH NOTES 

• Emerson upended Cornell, 7-2, for its first win of the spring season after the Lions swept the doubles matches before taking four of the six singles matches.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Emerson collected wins in all three doubles games to go up 3-0. 
  • Lin and Watanabe collected the first doubles win over Alexander Hadler and Federico Polidori, 8-3.
  • In the second doubles match, Lawlor and Sevikul topped Justin Mendez and Chris Penas-Hull, 8-1. 
  • Kennedy and Sherman rounded out the sweep and edged out a win in the third doubles round over Edwin Holyoake and Bryce Fisher, 8-6
    
    
• In the singles round, Emerson picked up four more points to top Cornell, 7-2. 
  • Lin was topped by Hadler in the No. 1 singles game: 2-6, 6-3, 6-10
  • In the No. 2 singles slot, Lawlor upended Polidori: 6-1, 6-2
  • Watanabe came away with the shutout win over Mendez in the No.3 spot: 6-0, 6-0
  • Sevikul picked up a win in No. 4 singles over Penas-Hull: 6-0, 6-2
  • Emerson continued to roll with another win, this time in the No. 5 match, as Kennedy defeated Orion Mason: 6-2, 6-2
  • Sherman was edged out in the No. 6 singles match by Holyoake: 2-6, 6-7 (0-4 tie breaker), 6-12

MATCH 2

Haverford 8, Emerson 1

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON LEADERS 

DOUBLES 

No. 1: Lin/Watanabe

MATCH NOTES 

• The Emerson men's tennis team was topped by Haverford, 8-1, to officially complete its first day of spring break action on Tuesday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emerson earned one point in a No. 1 singles victory, but it was the lone point for the Lions and would trail Haverford, 3-1. 
  • No. 1: Lin and Watanabe battled to take the first doubles match over Jackson Trevor and Patrick Kley, 8-6.
  • No. 2: Lawlor and Pete Sevikul were topped by James McKenzie and Adam Chow, 8-0.
  • No. 3: In the third doubles match, Kennedy and Sherman were defeated by John Finberg and Abhinav Nallapareddy, 8-1. 

• The Lions found themselves on the other end of a sweep in the singles matches as they were defeated by the Fords, 8-1. 
  • No. 1: Lin was topped by Stefan Johnson, 1-6 & 5-7
  • No. 2: Lawlor was edged out by Nallapareddy, 2-6 & 4-6
  • No. 3: Watanabe fell to Kirin Eicher, 4-6 & 2-6
  • No. 4: In the fourth singles match, Sevikul was defeated by McKenzie, 1-6 & 1-6
  • No. 5: Kennedy fell to Max Beckwith, 1-6 & 0-6
  • No. 6: Sherman was topped in the final doubles slot by Finberg, 1-6 & 0-6

UP NEXT 

• Emerson faces Ursinus tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th at 6:00 p.m.