Now halfway through its season, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s tennis team has broken into the top ten teams in the nation. After a solid set of matches over spring break, including a victory over #11 Trinity (Tex.), the Sagehens have achieved a ranking of #9 nationally. On Tuesday the Hens pulled off a huge 5-4 win over #10 Williams College to secure their place as one of the top teams in Division-III tennis.
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The match against Trinity, part of the Stag-Hen Invitational co-hosted by Pomona-Pitzer and CMS, was tied at four matches apiece until Alex Groth PO ’12 pulled through in a third set tiebreak victory. With the entire team cheering him on, Groth was able to clinch the victory 5-4 for the Hens.
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“Being the last one on the court with the match on the line was an exhilarating experience,” Groth said. “While I happened to be the last match on, I was not the only reason we won. Everyone had an equal contribution and I was just happy to have the chance to do my part with everyone else there supporting.”
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Groth and Chris Wiechert PZ ’14 also teamed up at #3 doubles to pull off another key victory 9-7. The other three wins came in singles, from #1 Tommy Meyer, #3 Wiechert, and #5 Max Sabel.
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The Sagehens continued their clutch singles play in the Williams match last Tuesday, which was highlighted by a brilliant performance from #1 Tommy Meyer. He defeated Felix Sun, the #2 ranked singles player in the country, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Wiechert, Uday Singh PO ’12, and Frankie Allinson PO ’13 also won their singles matches, and the lone doubles victory came from Groth and Wiechert.
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“I’m proud of the team and know that we are shooting for the stars at this point,” Meyer said. “There’s no ceiling to how well we can do and with belief, we will achieve everything we have worked so hard for.”
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The Hens face Trinity College (Conn.) at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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