From Emory University Athletics

The No. 2-ranked Emory men's tennis team has advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Championships for the second straight year following a Monday afternoon triumph over Williams College in the quarterfinals. The NCAA Championships are being held at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Eagles won their 12^th straight match following a 5-3 victory over the No. 10 Ephs, who closed out their season at 15-8.

Emory had to rally in securing the opportunity to advance after trailing by a 2-1 count following doubles play. Junior David Omsky and sophomore Jonathan Jemison registered the first point of the match at No. 3 with an 8-2 verdict over Sachin Raghavan and Ananth Raghavan, their 22^nd victory in 28 outings on the year (14-5 during the spring). After the Ephs knotted the match at second doubles, they snapped the tie when Alex Taylor and Brian Grodecki emerged with a 9-8 decision at No. 1 over the Eagles' Scott Rubinstein and James Spaulding, prevailing, 7-5, in the breaker.

Emory quickly bounced back to claim a 3-2 advantage following singles wins by Jemison and senior Aman Manji.  Jemison rolled to a 6-2, 6-0, triumph over Grodecki at No. 2 while Manji bettered Rohan Shastri, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 1. Jemison has won his last seven outings and stands 24-5 this season (19-4 in the spring). Manji saw his record to improve to 27-5, 18-4 in dual play. After a Williams win at No. 6, knotted the match score at 3-3, sophomore Adrien Bouchet put Emory to within one point of clinching after coming out on top at No. 3 in three-set battle, 6-2, 0-6, 6-1, against Sachin Raghavan. Junior Alec Josepher closed out the match in Emory's favor with a 6-4, 6-4, outcome against Deepak Indrakanti, his 20^th in 27 outings this year.

Emory, the owners of a 20-4 overall record, will square off against No. 7-ranked Bowdoin (21-4) in Tuesday's semifinals, with that affair slated for a 2:00 pm start.