POUGHKEEPSIE, NY -- Pratt pulled its way back to .500 and into sole possession of first place at 2-0 in HVIAC play with a 5-4 confernece win at the Culinary Institute of America Sunday afternoon at the Dutchess Racquet Club.
Junior John Imamoglu and senior Moritz Petre each earned convincing singles wins, 10-4 in No. 1 and 10-2 in No. 3 singles, respectively, before teaming to beat Jeremy Sawyer and Alex Halmi 8-1 in No. 1 doubles. Junior Keshav Ramaswami knocked off Carlos Berti 10-4 in No. 5 singles, and Andrew Barkett bested Fernando Nava 10-7 in No. 2 singles.
Pratt returns to play Thursday night at 7:00 at the USTA National Tennis Center against Webb Institute.
Pratt Institute 5, Culinary Institute of America 4
04/13/14 at Dutchess Racquet Club (Poughkeepsie, NY
| Singles competition |
| 1. John Imamoglu (PRATT) def. Zachary Taylor (CIA) 10-4 |
| 2. Andrew Barkett (PRATT) def. Fernando Nava (CIA) 10-7 |
| 3. Moritz Petre (PRATT) def. Jeremy Sawyer (CIA) 10-2 |
| 4. Kyle Felker (CIA) def. Fan Mo (PRATT) 10-8 |
| 5. Keshsv Ramaswami (PRATT) def. Carlos Berti (CIA) 10-4 |
| 6. No player (CIA) def. No player (PRATT), by default |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. John Imamoglu/Moritz Petre (PRATT) def. Jeremy Sawyer/Alex Halmi (CIA) 8-1 |
| 2. Fernando Nava/Kyle Felker (CIA) def. Andrew Barkett/Keshsv Ramaswami (PRATT) 8-6 |
| 3. No player/No player (CIA) def. No player/No player (PRATT), by default |
| Match Notes |
| Pratt Institute 2-2 (2-0 HVIAC) |
| Culinary Institute of America 2-3 (2-1 HVIAC) |