All-America Honors for Denison’s Shah & Green at ITA Cup

ROME, GA – Denison seniors Kael Shah (Nairobi, Kenya/ES American School Barcelona (Spain)) and Ethan Green (Salt Lake City, UT/Skyline) wrapped up an impressive fall season by representing the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup, earning All-America honors after picking up first-round victories in the fall championship.

Both student-athletes qualified for the event following standout performances at the ITA Central Regional Championships, which saw the final moved from Kalamazoo in Michigan to Denison's home courts in Granville, Ohio. The Big Red duo dominated the field and met in an all-Denison final that secured both players their spots at the national event.

At the ITA Cup, Green advanced to the quarterfinal round, while Shah reached the semifinals. In the opening round, Green defeated Kishan Kersten of Trinity (Texas) in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 7-5, while Shah opened with a commanding 6-3, 6-3 win over Hamilton's Tarun Korwar.

Green's run came to an end in a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 battle against Gage Gohl of Gustavus Adolphus. Shah, meanwhile, continued his strong play by earning a 7-6 (4), 6-3 quarterfinal victory over Carnegie Mellon's Alex Feies before falling to Emory's Ruilin Feng, 6-1, 6-3, in the semifinals.

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