HAVERFORD, Pa. – The 18th-ranked Haverford College men's tennis team (11-2, 3-0 CC) registered a pair of match victories on Saturday, extending its win streak to 10 consecutive matches. The Fords first dispatched Dickinson (3-8, 0-2 CC), 4-0, in a match played to decision due to inclement weather forcing play indoors. Later in the day, Haverford rallied from a doubles loss to defeat No. 21 Christopher Newport (10-6), sweeping all six singles courts in a 6-1 triumph over the Captains. Haverford is now on its longest winning streak since capturing 11 straight between March 9 and April 26, 2016.
No. 18 Haverford 4, Dickinson 0
The Fords earned the lone doubles point to open the match with three straight wins. Daniel Loder and Max Beckwith shut down Dickinson's Talon Baker and Aidan MacIntosh, 6-0, on court three. Marko Arboleda and Owen Kilmer then clinched the doubles point on the first court, defeating Lucas Bogle and Eddy Chow by the same 6-0 score. To complete doubles play, the first-year duo of Teo Bortan and Zach Miano prevailed 6-2 over Florian Anderson and Ryan Whiting at the second flight.
In singles, Niki Lavu delivered a 6-1, 6-1 win over Chow at the No. 2 spot to give Haverford a 2-0 lead. On court four, Chait Krishna powered past MacIntosh, 6-0, 6-2. Justin Minerva then clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Anderson at No. 3 singles.
The matches of James McKenzie, Miano, and Maxfield Ma went unfinished due to the indoor format, which was played to decision.
No. 18 Haverford 6, No. 21 Christopher Newport 1
Christopher Newport took the early lead by capturing the doubles point with wins on all three courts. On court one, CNU's Vincent Truong and Ashton Legum edged James McKenzie and Justin Minerva, 6-3. The Captains clinched the doubles point as Edvard Porsmyr Hansen and James Smith defeated Arboleda and Kilmer, also 6-3, on court two. Rainer Christiansen and Alex Seretis completed the sweep with a 6-4 victory over Miano and Bortan on the third court.
In singles, Owen Kilmer quickly leveled the match for the Fords with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 win over Legum at the sixth flight. Haverford pulled ahead at No. 2 singles, where McKenzie dispatched Ryan Monroe, 6-2, 6-2.
Lavu pushed Haverford to the brink of victory with a methodical 6-3, 6-3 win over Hansen on court four, before Arboleda, ranked No. 18 in the Atlantic South Region, sealed the overall match with a three-set triumph over Vincent Truong—the Atlantic South Region's 14th-ranked singles player—at the top flight.
With the outcome decided, Minerva rallied back after dropping the first set to Rainer Christiansen at No. 5 singles. He won the second set, 6-1, and took the match with a 10-5 win in a third-set super tiebreaker.
At No. 6 singles, Krishna followed a similar path. After losing the first set 6-2 to Gabe Smith, he responded with a 6-3 second set and clinched the match with a 10-7 superbreaker.
Haverford will now look to extend its winning streak on Wednesday, traveling to Maryland's Eastern Shore to face No. 49 Washington College at 4 p.m. in Chestertown.
