The Emory men's tennis team enjoyed a successful result in its opening match of 2021 NCAA D-III Championships on Monday, registering a quarterfinal-round victory over Brandeis University.  The Eagles raised their overall record to 8-3 following a 5-0 decision over the Judges who closed out their season at 8-2.  The Championships are being held at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the University of the South serving as the host institution.

Emory took control of the match early by sweeping doubles.  The No. 2 team of junior Andrew Esses and senior Will Wanner upped their record to 4-0 after breezing to an 8-1 outcome over Colt Tegtmeier and Anupreeth Coramutla.  Seniors Hayden Cassone and Alec Rabinowitz battled to an 8-6 triumph at No. 1 over Jeff Chen and Adam Tzeng, their third win in four outings this spring, while Sahil Raina and Noah Shah earned a similar result at third doubles.

Needing a pair of singles wins to seal the outcome, Wanner boosted Emory to a 4-0 advantage after a 6-1, 6-2 verdict over at No. 3. Esses then clinched the outcome with his 6-2, 6-2 win against Tzeng at No. 2.

Emory moves into Tuesday's semifinals where it will match-up against Johns Hopkins (11-0) starting at 2:00 pm.  JHU earned the right to advance after rallying from a 0-4 deficit to top Williams, 5-4, in the quarterfinals.  It represents the 15th time in the past 19 NCAA Tournaments that the Eagles have advanced to the semifinal round.