From University of Chicago Athletics

The University of Chicago men's tennis team kicked off the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship with an efficient 9-0 victory against New York University on Thursday morning.

The Maroons (14-4 record) came into the three-day tournament as the No. 2 seed in the eight-team bracket. The Violets (5-8) were the seventh seed.

UChicago made quick work of doubles, sweeping through by scores of 8-3, 8-2 and 8-4. When singles play arrived, junior Charlie Pei rolled through his No. 5 match with dominating scores of 6-1, 6-2. The clinching team point came courtesy of senior Nicolas Chua, who cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 2 spot.

Right afterwards, senior Peter Leung finished off his No. 6 opponent 6-3, 6-4. Straight-set wins from first-year Jeremy Yuan at No. 4 and senior Luke Tsai at No. 2 pushed the score to 8-0. The No. 1 singles bout was the last on the court and went to a third-set super tiebreak. Sophomore Erik Kerrigan pulled it out 12-10 to secure the team shutout – the sixth time this year that the Maroons have not dropped a match.