THOUSAND OAKS, CA. – The Amherst College men's tennis team took a visit to the Poulson Tennis Center to take on #32 Cal Lutheran University, at Tuesday. This was the second dual match of the 2021-22 spring season for the Mammoths, after they eased past #18 Sewanee with a score of 8-1 on Monday.
Amherst won convincingly against the Cal Lu, beating the Kingsmen, 9-0, without losing a match. The Mammoths won comfortably in the doubles, dropping only 6 games in the 3 matches. The singles matches were closer, with 2 of the 6 matches going the distance in a 3rd set. First-year Sujit Chepuri was delighted with how the team quickly adapted to different conditions, noting that "the courts at Cal Lu were a lot quicker than the courts at Pepperdine University in yesterday's match against Sewanee.
Up Next:
The Mammoths now carry a record of 2-0 for the season and look to continue this form in their next match versus #17 Redlands, at the Verdieck Tennis Courts in Redlands, CA, on Wednesday. The match will take place at 6 p.m. est. Amherst then takes on #3 Washington University of St. Louis at the Stag Hen Invitational on Friday March 18th.
Doubles results:
- Damien Ruparel '22/Sujit Chepuri '25 (AMHERST) def. Darvel Lossangoye/Ryan Murphy (CAL LU) 8-3
- Harris Foulkes '22/Edred Opie '25 (AMHERST) def. Parker McBride/Aaron Moylan (CAL LU) 8-2
- Zach Ostrow '23/Marshall Leung '24 (AMHERST) def. Griffin Biernat/Jacob Bear (CAL LU) 8-1
Singles results:
- Damien Ruparel '22 (AMHERST) def. Darvel Lossangoye (CAL LU) 6-4, 6-3
- Sujit Chepuri '25 (AMHERST) def. Parker McBride (CAL LU) 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-1
- Edred Opie '25 (AMHERST) def. Griffin Biernat (CAL LU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
- Willie Turchetta '22 (AMHERST) def. Jacob Bear (CAL LU) 6-2, 6-1
- Shaw Rhinelander '23 (AMHERST) def. Shawn Rothermel (CAL LU) 6-3, 6-2
- Micah Elias '23 (AMHERST) def. Ben Vincze (CAL LU) 6-3, 6-3
