CHICAGO — A total of four competitors from the University of Chicago tennis programs were selected to compete in the individual competition of the 2023 NCAA Division III Tennis Championships, which run May 18-21 at the ITA’s National Tennis Complex in Lake Nona, Fla. .
UChicago, the No. 1-ranked women’s team of which will be in the team competition May 14-17, has two individual women in singles competition, Sylvia Mikos And shiana guo, The pair, which claimed the ITA Fall Nationals crown, will also play together as a doubles tandem.
Mikos has been spectacular as the Maroons’ No. 1 singles player with an 11-0 record in doubles. She has yet to lose to a Division III opponent and is currently ranked No. 1 in singles by the ITA.
Guo, who is ranked fourth in the ITA singles poll, has also enjoyed an undefeated season in doubles, posting a 16–0 record, 5–0 at No. 1 and 11–0 at No. 2. As a team, Mikos and Guo are 22–4 overall and 14–1 in duals, 8–3 in tournament play, and are currently on a 12-match win streak.
on the men’s side, derek seah Will compete in singles and team up with teammates Andrei Leonov In doubles draw. Hsieh will enter the tournament with a 16-10 overall record and 5-2 in singles. Seah and Leonov have gone 10-5 as a pair this season, playing all 15 matches at No. 1 in doubles.
Of note, the men’s program had at least one individual singles competitor in nine straight NCAA championships. On the women’s side, 16 of the last 18 competitions in the program have resulted in at least one selection.
