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Men's Tennis

Hoyas Knock Off UC San Diego

March 5, 2017

Complete Results

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's tennis team defeated No. 14 UC San Diego on Sunday by a score of 5-2.

The Blue & Gray won a tightly-contested doubles point, by winning at No. 1 and No. 3. At No. 1, Peter Beatty (Portland, Ore./Middlesex School) and Jordan Portner (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) won 7-6 and Michael Chen (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel High School) and Ian Witmer (North Palm Beach, Fla./The Benjamin School) won at No. 3, 7-6.

Georgetown continued its strong play into the singles portion by winning two matches in straight sets and two matches in three sets. Jack Murphy (Coronado, Calif./La Jolla Country Day) won at No. 6, 6-0, 6-1 and Witmer won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5. The match was clinched when Beatty defeated No. 36 Eric Tseng at No. 1 by a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-0. GU also picked up a win at No. 3 by Chen, who won 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.

The Hoyas return to action on Tuesday, March 7 when they face off against UC Irvine at 1:00 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

Ian Witmer

Ian Witmer

5' 11"
Freshman
Michael Chen

Michael Chen

6' 2"
Freshman
Peter Beatty

Peter Beatty

6' 5"
Freshman
Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

6' 0"
Freshman
Jordan Portner

Jordan Portner

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ian Witmer

Ian Witmer

5' 11"
Freshman
Michael Chen

Michael Chen

6' 2"
Freshman
Peter Beatty

Peter Beatty

6' 5"
Freshman
Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

6' 0"
Freshman
Jordan Portner

Jordan Portner

6' 2"
Freshman