SARTELL, Minn. – The Carleton College men's tennis team used a sweep in singles and picked up an 8-1 triumph over host Saint John's University on Sunday. That result clinched the Knights' spot in the upcoming MIAC Playoffs, the team's 15th consecutive trip to the conference tournament.
 
Carleton (12-5, 6-1 MIAC) held a 2-1 lead after doubles. The tandems of Aswath Viswanathan (Jr./Lincolnshire, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) and William Walsh (Sr./San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) as well as sophomores Yuv Kataria (Kolkata, India/Weil Academy & College Prep) and Aniketh Vipparla (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) notched 8-3 triumphs at the second and third slots in the doubles lineup.
 
Rookies Tate Fuller (Fy./Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) and Tarm Rojanasoonthon (Fy./Bangkok, Thailand/Chulalongkorn) nearly made it a sweep but lost in a tiebreaker at No. 1 singles, 8-7 (7-4).
 
In singles, the Knights won the top five matches in straight sets, including shutouts by Fuller and Viswanathan at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively.
 
" I have not seen that sort of focused energy from Ozzie since he lost his AirPods," said Carleton head coach Stephan Zweifel.
 
Rojanasoonthon, Kataria, and Xander Roti (Sr./Locust Valley, N.Y./Friends Academy) also had two-set triumphs, while Noah Mueller (Jr./Dubai, UAE/German International School Dubai) claimed a 6-4, 5-7, 10-6 win to finish the day.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton has two matches remaining in the regular season. First up is a 4:30 p.m. contest at Bethel University on Wednesday, April 27 followed by a meeting with Macalester College on Sunday, May 1. The MIAC Playoffs begin with the quarterfinals on May 4.
 
#15 Carleton College 8, Saint John's University 1
Singles competition
1. #6 Tarm Rojanasoonthon (CAR) def. Wil McDowell (SJU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Yuv Kataria (CAR) def. Peyton Fischer (SJU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Xander Roti (CAR) def. Ryan Will (SJU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Tate Fuller (CAR) def. Mark Rosen (SJU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Aswath Viswanathan (CAR) def. Mike Krasowski (SJU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Noah Mueller (CAR) def. Daniel Perez (SJU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
 
Doubles competition
1. Hunter Fischer/Wil McDowell (SJU) def. Tate Fuller/Tarm Rojanasoonthon (CAR) 8-7 (7-4)
2. Aswath Viswanathan/William Walsh (CAR) def. Peyton Fischer/Ryan Will (SJU) 8-3
3. Yuv Kataria/Aniketh Vipparla (CAR) def. Ian Aadland/Cooper Anderson (SJU) 8-3