MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny men's tennis team returned to the court to open the Spring 2021 season, dropping a 9-0 home match against Carnegie Mellon.

The Gators began play with a trio of close matches at doubles play, including a close tiebreak loss at the second position. The tandem of Wonjoon Cho (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Collegiate School) and Julien Voisey (Tokyo, Japan/ES International School) dropped the decision 8-7 (7-2) against the Tartans. First doubles saw Adam Shinomiya (Portland, Ore./International School of Beaverton) and Mackenzie Knowlton (Toronto, Ont./Niagara Academy of Tennis) dealt an 8-5 setback.

Allegheny is set to return to the court when it opens North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) play with a pair of weekend matches against Wooster on Sat.-Sun., April 10-11. The first day will take place in Ohio at 1 pm, while the second will return to Meadville, also with a 1 pm start.

Singles Results
1. Brandon Aprill (CMUM) def. Wonjoon Cho (ALLM) 6-4, retired
2. Nadim Motaghedi (CMUM) def. Adam Shinomiya (ALLM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Derek Wong (CMUM) def. Mackenzie Knowlton (ALLM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Arjan Bedi (CMUM) def. Julien Voisey (ALLM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Edward Chen (CMUM) def. Nate Chubb (ALLM) 6-0, 6-3
6. Raahil Doshi (CMUM) def. Fabrizzio Reategui (ALLM) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Results
1. Brandon Aprill/Nadim Motaghedi (CMUM) def. Adam Shinomiya/Mackenzie Knowlton (ALLM) 8-5
2. Arjan Bedi/Raahil Doshi (CMUM) def. Wonjoon Cho/Julien Voisey (ALLM) 8-7 (7-2)
3. Derek Wong/Edward Chen (CMUM) def. Nate Chubb/Guillaume Emiliano Loinard-Gonzalez (ALLM) 8-4