PASADENA, Calif. -- The Caltech men's tennis team started the 2012 season with a match against future SCIAC foe Chapman. The visitors from Orange, Calif. prevailed with a 9-0 victory on Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers took each singles match in straight sets.

Chapman 9, Caltech 0

Singles
1. Justin Thompson (CHAPMAN) def. Devashish Joshi (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-1
2. Andre Herd (CHAPMAN) def. Luka Mernik (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-0
3. Dylan Tevlin (CHAPMAN) def. Jeff Shen (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-1
4. Kyle Coates (CHAPMAN) def. John Chen (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-2
5. Alex Klein (CHAPMAN) def. Amol Kamat (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kevin Smyth (CHAPMAN) def. Ryan Batterman (CALTECH) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Alex Klein/Dylan Tevlin (CHAPMAN) def. Devashish Joshi/Luka Mernik (CALTECH) 8-3
2. Andre Herd/Kevin Smyth (CHAPMAN) def. Fred Zhao/John Chen (CALTECH) 8-0
3. Justin Thompson/Chris Williams (CHAPMAN) def. Amol Kamat/Da An (CALTECH) 8-1

Match Notes:
Chapman 1-0
Caltech 0-1
Official: Audrey Konow T-2:13 A-39