CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Carleton College men's tennis team dropped its final non-conference match of the season, a 5-4 result at Coe College. Both teams entered the match regionally ranked, with the Knights listed at No. 11 and the Kohawks at No. 16.
 
"This was another great test against a top regional opponent," said Carleton head coach Stephan Zweifel. "Both teams rose to the challenge, and hats off to Coe for a gritty win."
 
The Knights (10-4 overall) fell behind 2-1 after doubles. The pairing of Yuv Kataria (So./Kolkata, India/Weil Academy & College Prep) and Aniketh Vipparla (So./Cary, N.C./Green Hope) picked up the Carleton point when they rallied for an 8-6 victory at No. 3 doubles.
 
In singles, rookies Tarm Rojanasoonthon (Fy./Bangkok, Thailand/Chulalongkorn) and Tate Fuller (Fy./Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) quickly gave Carleton a 3-2 lead.
 
Rojanasoonthon, playing No. 1 singles and ranked No. 6 in the region, bested his regionally-ranked opponent Rami Hemaiden by a 6-1, 6-4 tally. Fuller improved to 7-2 on the season with his triumph at No. 4 singles by the same score.
 
Coe got those points back with victories at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.
 
Aswath Viswanathan (Jr./Lincolnshire, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) prevailed in three sets at No. 5 singles—6-0, 3-6, 6-3—to level the match at four team points apiece.
 
The decision came down to No. 6 singles, and the Kohawks clinched the match in another three-set thriller by a 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 score.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts cross-town rival St. Olaf College at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20.
 
#16 Coe College 5, #11 Carleton College 4
Singles competition
1. #6 Tarm Rojanasoonthon (CAR) def. #12 Rami Hemaidan (COEM) 6-1, 6-4
2. Jon Lansing (COEM) def. Yuv Kataria (CAR) 6-4, 6-2
3. Bo Wilson (COEM) def. Xander Roti (CAR) 6-4, 7-5
4. Tate Fuller (CAR) def. Nathan Meskell (COEM) 6-1, 6-4
5. Aswath Viswanathan (CAR) def. Jordan Oaks (COEM) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
6. Graham Peterson (COEM) def. Will Stepanski (CAR) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. #12 Rami Hemaidan/Bo Wilson (COEM) def. Tarm Rojanasoonthon/Tate Fuller (CAR) 8-6
2. Jon Lansing/Graham Peterson (COEM) def. William Walsh/Aswath Viswanathan (CAR) 8-4
3. Aniketh Vipparla/Yuv Kataria (CAR) def. Nathan Meskell/Jordan Oaks (COEM) 8-6