Denison University

Granville, Ohio - The Big Red men's tennis team closed out its home slate at the Big Red Invite with a strong showing, going 21-6 overall across three days of play against Findlay, Ohio Northern, Kenyon, Wilmington, and Otterbein.

Wesley Huang was the standout of the weekend, going undefeated at 5-0, picking up four doubles wins and a straight-set singles win as well.

Balraj Idnani turned in a 6-2 overall performance, going 3-1 in singles and doubles while splitting partners with Huang, Suedmeyer, and Ishwar Idnani across the weekend.

Minato Koido led the team in total wins, going 8-2, and Tom Suedmeyer finished 6-2.

Denison was particularly dominant in doubles, going 9-1 on the weekend, with Idnani and Koido headlining a deep and rotating group of pairings. Ishwar Idnani rounded out the lineup at 3-2.

The Big Red opened the weekend Friday with a dual match against Findlay, then played a full round-robin slate Saturday and Sunday against the rest of the field.

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison heads to the Skidmore Invite next Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, October 11.

Results

Friday — Denison vs. Findlay

Doubles

• Balraj Idnani/Wesley Huang (DEN) def. Prokoshin/Veniard (FIN), 6-4
• Kagoshima/Hawkins (FIN) def. Minato Koido/Tom Suedmeyer (DEN), 7-5

Singles

• Kagoshima (FIN) def. Minato Koido (DEN), 6-3, 7-6(6)
• Prokoshin (FIN) def. Tom Suedmeyer (DEN), 6-3, 6-2
• Balraj Idnani (DEN) def. Veniard (FIN), 4-6, 6-4, 10-1
• Lippolis (FIN) def. Ishwar Idnani (DEN), 6-1, 2-6, 11-9

Saturday — Doubles

• Wesley Huang/Minato Koido (DEN) def. Prokoshin/Veniard (FIN), 7-5
• Balraj Idnani/Tom Suedmeyer (DEN) def. Ivancevic/Lippolis (FIN), 6-3

Saturday — Singles, Round 1

• Minato Koido (DEN) def. Ivancevic (FIN), 7-6(8), 3-6, 10-2
• Kagoshima (FIN) def. Ishwar Idnani (DEN), 6-3, 7-5
• Balraj Idnani (DEN) def. Hackenberger (ONU), 6-1, 6-2
• Tom Suedmeyer (DEN) def. Woodard (OTT), 6-1, 6-0

Saturday — Singles, Round 2

• Prokoshin (FIN) def. Balraj Idnani (DEN), 7-6(4), 6-2
• Minato Koido (DEN) def. Linehan (KEN), 6-2, 6-3
• Tom Suedmeyer (DEN) def. Veniard (FIN), 7-6(4), 6-4
• Ishwar Idnani (DEN) def. Remy (ONU), 6-3, 6-3
• Minato Koido (DEN) def. del Rincon (WIL), 6-0, 6-0

Sunday — Doubles, Round 1

• Wesley Huang/Minato Koido (DEN) def. Chilcote/Kitaev (OTT), 6-3
• Tom Suedmeyer/Balraj Idnani (DEN) def. del Rincon/Lagaza Robayna (WIL), 6-0
• Balraj Idnani/Ishwar Idnani (DEN) def. Woodard/Patel (OTT), 6-3

Sunday — Doubles, Round 2

• Wesley Huang/Tom Suedmeyer (DEN) def. Chilcote/Patel (OTT), 6-1
• Minato Koido/Ishwar Idnani (DEN) def. Kitaev/Woodard (OTT), 6-0
• Balraj Idnani/Minato Koido (DEN) def. Tapia Soto/Morla (WIL), 6-2

Sunday — Singles

• Wesley Huang (DEN) def. Kitaev (OTT), 6-2, 6-2
• Minato Koido (DEN) def. Tapia Soto (WIL), 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
• Tom Suedmeyer (DEN) def. Chilcote (OTT), 6-0, 6-1
• Balraj Idnani (DEN) def. Patel (OTT), 6-0, 6-0