MEDFORD, Mass. – Graduate student Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) advanced to tomorrow's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Regional semifinals with two victories on Saturday afternoon at the Tufts Tennis Courts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED - Singles:

• Kahler, who entered as the sixth-ranked player at the regional, defeated Noah Lewis (Gaithersburg, Md.) of Middlebury in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
• Kahler then faced Alex Ganchev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) of Tufts in the quarterfinals. Kahler won set one, 7-5 but Ganchev forced a decisive third set with a 6-3 win. Kahler held him off with a 7-5 win in the third set. 

B-Draw

• Siddharth Marathe (Pune, India) opened the day with an 8-2 win over Jack Ling (Princeton, N.J.) of Williams. He fell to Andrej Djokic (Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina) of Tufts, 7-5, 6-3 in the next round.

UP NEXT:

• Kahler will take on Neil Epstein of Middlebury beginning at 10:00 AM in the semifinals with the finals to follow. Get all the live results here.

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