From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The ninth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team topped fifth-ranked University of Chicago, 5-4, to take third place in the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship on Saturday, April 23. The Tartans move to 16-6 on the year while the Maroons fall to 15-5.

The Tartans had to come-from-behind when Chicago held a 2-1 advantage following doubles play. The Tartans point came from freshman tandem Vayum Arora (Fremont, Calif./Mission San Jose) and Daniel Levine (Highland Park, Ill./Boca Prep International School), who won 8-6 at first doubles.

With Chicago leading 3-1, senior Abhishek Alla(Hyderabad, India/IMG Pendleton School) earned a victory at first singles, 6-3, 6-2 as the Tartans won set one on three other courts.

Freshman Chaz Downing (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona Del Mar) then evened the match score at 3-3 with a 6-4, 6-4 win at third singles. Arora was next to finish after he pulled out a gritty 7-5 win in his first set and followed it with a 6-2 second-set win at fifth singles to give the Tartans a 4-3 lead.

As Chicago won at fourth singles, Levine finished his second singles match in three sets, winning the fifth and final point, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.