HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. –
Aswath "Ozzie" Viswanathan (Jr./Lincolnshire, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) prevailed in both singles and doubles and
Tarm Rojanasoonthon (Fy./Bangkok, Thailand/Chulalongkorn) bested his nationally-ranked foe in singles, but the Carleton College men's tennis team saw its five-match win streak halted with a 6-3 loss at the hands of No. 34 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
The Warhawks (14-1) took a 2-1 lead after doubles. The Carleton (9-2) point came at third doubles where Viswanathan and
William Walsh (Sr./San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) paired for their third straight victory, this one by an 8-5 margin.
In singles, Rojanasoonthon dropped the first set of his match against John Zakowski, the No. 13-ranked player in the country but rallied to win 1-6, 6-4, 10-7 to stay undefeated at No. 1 singles in 2022.
"It was not a great first set for Tarm today in singles," said Carleton head coach
Stephan Zweifel, "but his game plan adjustment was pretty simple: if you are going through hell, just keep going."
Carleton's other team point came at No. 5 singles where Viswanathan came out on top 7-6 (7-1), 6-1.
"Ozzie put on a tremendous display in singles and doubles," Zweifel said. "Watching his excitement playing college tennis reminds me that amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic."
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton's next match will be a non-conference meeting at Luther College on Saturday, April 9.
#34 UW-Whitewater 6, Carleton College 3
Singles competition
1.
Tarm Rojanasoonthon (CAR) def. #13 John Zakowski (UWW) 1-6, 6-4, 10-7
2. #16 Cole Lindwall (UWW) def.
Yuv Kataria (CAR) 6-1, 6-0
3. Niclas Goltz (UWW) def.
Xander Roti (CAR) 7-5, 6-4
4. Alex Gray (UWW) def.
Tate Fuller (CAR) 6-0, 6-2
5.
Aswath Viswanathan (CAR) def. Ryan Mitchell (UWW) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
6. Brendan Pietila (UWW) def.
William Walsh (CAR) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #17 John Zakowski/Alex Gray (UWW) def.
Tarm Rojanasoonthon/
Tate Fuller (CAR) 8-4
2. Rory Calabria/Cole Lindwall (UWW) def.
Yuv Kataria/
Aniketh Vipparla (CAR) 8-5
3.
William Walsh/
Aswath Viswanathan (CAR) def. Niclas Goltz/Ryan Mitchell (UWW) 8-5
