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No. 18 Men's Tennis Edged by No. 32 Chapman, 4-3

Box Score ORANGE, Calif.—No. 32 Chapman University got victories in both singles and doubles from Caleb Wilkins (Long Beach, Calif.) on the way to defeating No. 18 Babson College, 4-3, in non-conference men's tennis action on Friday afternoon. 

Babson, which had its six-match winning streak halted, is now 10-2 on the year. Chapman, which had dropped its last five matches to top-20 foes, is now 2-6 on the year. 

Senior Brady Anderson (Rochester, N.Y.) and first-year Sebastian Mendoza (Weston, Fla.) recorded a 6-3 win at number two doubles, but the Beavers suffered losses at Nos. 1 and 3. Senior Ole Lepsoe (Oslo, Norway) and junior Alexander Merson (Palisades Park, N.J.) dropped a 7-5 decision to Wilkins and Ben Jorgensen (Palos Verdes, Calif.) at number one, while the Panthers' duo of Aram Izmirian (Englewood, Colo) and Andy Hess (Somis, Calif.) were 6-1 winners over senior Wesley Zhang (Staten Island, N.Y.) and first-year Edward Wang (Burr Ridge, Ill.) at number three. 

Wang responded with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at number three singles, Zhang posted a 6-1, 6-3 win at number five and Merson recorded a 6-4, 6-2 triumph at number four for Babson. Wilkins was up 6-3, 3-0 at number one before Lepsoe retired, while Mac Caldwell (Denver, Colo.) topped Mendoza 6-4, 6-3 at number six to level the match at 3-3. 

The decisive point came at number two singles where Anderson won the first set for the Green and White before Izmirian rallied for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory for Chapman.

Babson returns to action next Saturday when it hosts Salve Regina at 10:30 a.m. 
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Players Mentioned

Brady Anderson

Brady Anderson

Junior
Ole Lepsoe

Ole Lepsoe

Junior
Wesley Zhang

Wesley Zhang

Junior
Alexander Merson

Alexander Merson

Junior
Edward Wang

Edward Wang

Freshman
Sebastian Mendoza

Sebastian Mendoza

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brady Anderson

Brady Anderson

Junior
Ole Lepsoe

Ole Lepsoe

Junior
Wesley Zhang

Wesley Zhang

Junior
Alexander Merson

Alexander Merson

Junior
Edward Wang

Edward Wang

Freshman
Sebastian Mendoza

Sebastian Mendoza

Freshman