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Stags Tennis Edges Biola in Battle of Unbeatens, Adds Win over Westmont

Sibi Raja clinched the Biola match with a 7-0 tiebreaker
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sibi Raja won a second-set tiebreaker 7-0 to break a 3-3 tie and give the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team a 4-3 win over Biola in a battle of unbeaten teams on Saturday in La Mirada, before returning home to add a 6-1 win over Westmont. 

CMS, the top-ranked team in Division III, and Division II Biola both came in with 9-0 records on the year, and the Stags were able to stay unblemished, moving to 11-0 after the Westmont win.

Raja won the decisive point at No. 3 singles 7-6, 7-6, winning seven points in a row in the second-set tiebreaker. Henry Wilson earned a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 5, and Advik Mareedu earned a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 to put CMS up 3-0, before the Eagles came back with the next three wins to tie it. 

Warren Pham and Brandon Vu secured the doubles point with a 6-4 win at No. 3, after Mareedu and Caleb Settles earned a 6-3 win at No. 1. Biola was able to take the win at No. 2 in a tiebreaker, but CMS still took the 1-0 lead into singles, which proved to be decisive. 

In the nightcap, Mareedu earned a 6-0, 6-0 shutout win at No 1, and Raja picked up a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2.  CMS also controlled the bottom of the ladder, with Josh Kim winning 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4, Rohan Yarlagadda earning a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 5 and Amrith Kodumuri picking up a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6. 

The Stags earned wins at all three doubles lines as well, with Settles and Mareedu winning 6-1 at No. 1. Kim and Raja winning 6-2 at No. 2, and Pham and Wilson picking up a 6-4 win at No. 3. 

CMS will be back in action when it takes on Bowdoin and Haverford on Friday at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center.  
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Players Mentioned

Josh Kim

Josh Kim

6' 0"
Junior
Advik Mareedu

Advik Mareedu

6' 2"
Senior
Captain
Warren Pham

Warren Pham

6' 0"
Senior
Caleb Settles

Caleb Settles

6' 1"
Sophomore
Brandon Vu

Brandon Vu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Rohan Yarlagadda

Rohan Yarlagadda

6' 0"
Sophomore
Amrith Kodumuri

Amrith Kodumuri

6' 1"
Freshman
Sibi Raja

Sibi Raja

5' 9"
Freshman
Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson

6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josh Kim

Josh Kim

6' 0"
Junior
Advik Mareedu

Advik Mareedu

6' 2"
Senior
Captain
Warren Pham

Warren Pham

6' 0"
Senior
Caleb Settles

Caleb Settles

6' 1"
Sophomore
Brandon Vu

Brandon Vu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Rohan Yarlagadda

Rohan Yarlagadda

6' 0"
Sophomore
Amrith Kodumuri

Amrith Kodumuri

6' 1"
Freshman
Sibi Raja

Sibi Raja

5' 9"
Freshman
Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson

6' 3"
Freshman