Emory's Chris Goodwin Advances To NCAA D-III Singles Championship Match

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Emory University sophomore Chris Goodwin picked up two more wins in the NCAA Division III Singles Championship today and has put himself in the title match of the competition.  Goodwin will battle John Watts from Washington University for the championship on Sunday starting at noon. The Championships are being held at the Don Hunsinger Courts on the campus of Oberlin College.

Goodwin, seeded No. 5, opened Saturday’s action with a 7-6, 6-3 victory in the quarterfinals against Andy Peters of Middlebury.  Goodwin then posted a three-set decision over Austin Chafetz of Amherst College, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the semifinals that propelled him into the finals.  The two victories today boost Goodwin’s season record to 25-8.

“Chris has gotten better in each round and raised his level of play,” said Emory head coach John Browning.  He was down 3-1 in the third set and faced a 15-40 score in the fifth game.  But, he did not panic and fought back to win the match.”

Watts marched into the finals with a quarterfinal victory over Brian Pybus of UC-Santa Cruz before registering a straight-set win over Andrew Lee of Middlebury in the semifinal round.  Watts was recently named the ITA Senior Player of the Year.

Emory sophomore Dillon Pottish won his first two singles matches on Friday but saw his run end with a loss to Lee in the quarterfinals.

This year’s final marks the second straight season that a member of the Goodwin family has competed in the match.  Former Emory standout Michael Goodwin claimed the 2009 singles title as a senior, defeating Ben Stein from Bates College in three sets.