Terriers Complete Season Sweep of USM, 9-0

Recap, photo courtesy of Thomas College

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Thomas College men's tennis team defeated the University of Southern Maine, 9-0, in a non-conference matchup on Thursday afternoon at the Harold Alfond Athletic Center.

The Terriers earn their third straight 9-0 victory to improve to 6-3 while the Huskies drop down to 1-3.

In doubles play, Ryan Chasse (Fort Kent, Maine) and Zachary Disch (Waterville, Maine) took an 8-3 win over Matt Henderson and Chase Orava in number ones.  Ross Munn (Brunswick, Maine) and Jared Waterhouse (Dayton, Maine) shutout Nick DeAngelis and Kyle Morin in the No. 2 flight, 8-0.  In threes, Kaleb Payson (Lamoine, Maine) and Christo Naranja (Fort Kent, Maine) topped Carrys Ngoy and Evan Zukuski, 8-1.

The Terriers took all six victories in singles action beginning with Chasse winning 6-1, 6-0 over Henderson in ones while Munn downed Orava 6-1, 6-0 in twos.  On the three line, Disch defeated DeAngelis 6-1, 6-1 followed by Waterhouse besting Morin 6-1, 6-0.  Payson took a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ngoy while Naranja finished with a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Zukuski.

The Terriers will hit the road this weekend as they travel to MCLA and Suffolk.

Bowdoin Men's Tennis Completes Perfect California Trip With Win Over Chicago

Justin Patel and Gil Roddy teamed for a doubles win and both earned straight-set singles victories against Chicago

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team completed a perfect California trip with convincing 7-2 victory over Chicago in a battle of top-five teams on Wednesday.

The second-ranked Polar Bears (8-0) continued to roll, picking up the win over the fifth-ranked Maroons (10-2). Bowdoin finished the eight-match trip an incredible 22-2 in doubles matches.

Match Highlights

• The Polar Bears posted their sixth 3-0 sweep of doubles matches of the west coast swing, taking an early lead against Chicago and cruising to the win.
• Grant Urken/Luke Tercek and Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang both posted 8-5 wins at #1 and #2, respectively.
• Gil Roddy/Justin Patel completed the doubles action with a tiebreaker win at #3
• Four straight-set singles wins sealed the deal for the Polar Bears, led by dominant showings from Roddy at #5 (6-1, 6-0) and Patel at #6 (6-1, 6-1).
• Urken (6-4, 6-4) and Jiang (6-3, 7-6) accounted for the other Bowdoin wins.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action on March 30 when they head to play at MIT at 3:00 p.m.

No. 19 men's tennis sweeps Chapman in spring opener

Bates sophomore Jacob Kauppila won at No. 1 doubles and No. 4 singles in Bates' 9-0 sweep of Chapman University on Feb. 20, 2018. (File photo by Theophil Syslo/Bates College)

ORANGE, Calif. -- The No. 19 nationally ranked Bates men's tennis team took its spring opener handily in a 9-0 victory at Chapman University Tuesday night.

The Bobcats (1-0) won every set in singles and swept doubles play in the win. They will next play Thursday at No. 12 Pomona-Pitzer, starting at 4pm Pacific time in Claremont, California.

Following the Bates women's team's 7-2 win over Chapman, the Bates men took the courts and swept doubles play. Senior Ben Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y.) and sophomore Jacob Kauppila (Chesterfield, Mo.) teamed up at No. 1 doubles in an 8-2 victory; at No. 2, junior Josh Quijano (Los Angeles, Calif.) and senior captain Josh Leiner (Baltimore, Md.) won 8-4; and at third doubles, sophomore Vidyut Yadav (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and junior Duane Davis (Dix Hills, N.Y.) defeated Darrus Lee and Terry Kang 8-6.

Rosen, Bates' three-time All-American, proceeded to defeat Len Kamemoto 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. That and sophomore Jacob Eisenberg's (Armonk, N.Y.) 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles represented the two closest contests, as Quijano won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2, Leiner won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3, Kauppila won 6-1, 6-1 at fourth singles and Yadav won every game in his match at sixth singles.

Thomas Men's Tennis Earns No. 2 Seed for NAC Tournament

WHITINGHAM, Vt. --- Thomas College has earned the No. 2 seed in the 2016 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division Men's Tennis Championship Tournament, which will be hosted by Castleton University on Saturday, April 30.

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Thomas closed the regular season with eight straight victories to finish at 8-7 overall and 5-1 in conference play. The Terriers will take on No. 3 Castleton (10-3 overall, 4-2 NAC East), while regular-season champion Colby-Sawyer (11-5, 6-0) will square off against No. 4 seed MCLA (3-6, 3-3).

 The semifinal round will begin at 10:00 a.m., with the winners meeting in the final round an hour

Colby-Sawyer Edges Southern Maine 5-4

NEW LONDON, Conn.  – Junior Dean Boodakian (Burlington, Mass.) scored a 7-5, 6-3 win over sophomore Samuel Holland (Falmouth, Maine) at fourth singles to secure the pivotal fifth point as the Colby-Sawyer College Chargers narrowly defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference tennis match Wednesday afternoon at the Kelsey Courts.

 

With its fourth consecutive win, Colby-Sawyer improves to 9-5 on the season.  Suffering its first set-back of 2016, Southern Maine is now 7-1 overall.

The Chargers led 2-1 after the doubles points.  Southern Maine senior Tyler Adams (Buxton,

USM Remains Undefeated With 7-2 Takedown of Bridgewater State

Photo is courtesy of University of Southern Maine

Courtesy of Bridgewater State Sports Information
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The visiting University of Southern Maine men's tennis team posted a 7-2 victory over Bridgewater State University in a Little East Conference match on Tuesday afternoon at the Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts.

With the win, the Huskies remain unbeaten on the season as they improve to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Little East. The Bears slip to 3-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

Southern Maine captured two of the three doubles matches and five of the six singles flights to come

Bowdoin Men's Tennis Drops First Match of the Season To Middlebury, 5-4

Chase Savage and Gil Roddy earned an impressive 8-2 win in doubles play on Sunday. Photo is courtesy of Bowdoin College.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The Middlebury College men's tennis team dealt Bowdoin its first loss of the spring, 5-4, on Sunday in Vermont.

The second-ranked Polar Bears fall to 11-1 while the fourth-ranked Panthers improve to 10-2.

Match Highlights

• Bowdoin actually held a 2-1 edge following doubles play thanks to an authoritative 8-2 win from Chase Savage/Gil Roddy at #3 doubles and a hard-fought 8-5 win from Luke Trinka/Luke Tercek at #1
• But Middlebury responded by winning four of the six singles matches to rally for the win
• Bowdoin first-years Jerry Jiang (6-4, 2-6, 7-5) and Grant Urken (6-7, 6-2, 6-4) accounted for the Polar Bear points in singles play
• The match came down to #1 doubles where Middlebury's Noah Farrell edged out Bowdoin's Tercek in a dramatic 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 win

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will enjoy a week without matches before returning to the court at home next Saturday, April 23, against Williams at 2:00 p.m.

Southern Maine Moves to 6-0 with 7-2 Win Over UMass Dartmouth

GORHAM, Maine  –  Sophomore Samuel Holland (Falmouth, Maine) scored the deciding fifth point at fourth singles to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 7-2 win over the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs in a Little East Conference men's tennis match Saturday afternoon at the Gorham High School Tennis Courts.  The match was a replay of the 2015 Little East Conference Championship, which the Huskies claimed 5-0.   

 

With the win, Southern Maine remains undefeated and improves to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Little East.  UMass Dartmouth sees its two-match win-streak come to a halt and falls to 2-7 overall and 1-1 in the LEC.

Southern Maine jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles points were played and then won five of six singles points en route to the 7-2 LEC victory over the Corsairs.  Senior Tyler Adams (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and junior Kyle Curley (Gorham, Maine), 8-1 winners at first doubles, scored the Huskies' third and fourth points of the match with decisive wins at first and second singles respectively.  Adams downed UMD senior Daniel Chouinard (Westport, Mass.) 6-1, 6-2 at the top of the line up, while Curley repeated Adams' effort at second singles defeating junior Corey Rafter (Franklin, Mass.).  Holland claimed the fifth and deciding match-point at fourth singles defeating Corsair freshman Anthony Joseph (Fairhaven, Mass.) 6-1, 6-2.

The Corsairs scored points at third doubles and sixth singles.  UMD senior Jake Jaskolka (Mattapoisett, Mass./Old Rochester Regional) earned an 8-1 win at sixth singles over USM sophomore Robert Stowe (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy).

Southern Maine returns on the road this Tuesday (3:00 p.m.) at Bridgewater State in a Little East Conference match.  UMass Dartmouth travels to Rhode Island College on Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) in an LEC contest.

Bowdoin Men's Tennis Overwhelms Brandeis in Friday Evening Victory

WALTHAM, Mass. - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team cruised to a 7-2 win over Brandeis in a non-conference match played on Friday evening.

The Polar Bears, ranked second in the latest Division III poll, improve to 11-0 this season.

Match Highlights

• Bowdoin won a pair of doubles matches to take an early 2-1 lead, dominating at both #1 (Luke Trinka/Luke Tercek) with an 8-1 win and at #3 (Chase Savage/Gil Roddy) with an 8-1 triumph
• In singles play, the Polar Bears won five straight-set affairs to seal the victory
• Tercek (6-3, 6-4) and Trinka (7-6, 6-4) won at the top two positions
• Jerry Jiang (6-2, 7-5), Roddy (6-2, 7-5) and Grant Urken (6-3, 6-2) swept positions 4-6 to round out the Bowdoin winners

Colby Men’s tennis coasts to win over Hamilton

Mark HoSang (Dean Denis Photography)

WATERVILLE, Maine — Carl Reid and Vlad Murad did not allow the opponent to win a game during singles play or doubles in Colby College’s 9-0 win against Hamilton College in NESCAC men’s tennis Sunday.

Reid won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles and Murad had the same scores in his second singles victory. The two started the day with an 8-0 win at first doubles.

 

Shaw Speer, Mark HoSang, Jeremy Mendoza, and Douglas Mo also took straight set singles wins.

Speer and HoSang won 8-1 at second doubles, while Matt Martin and Mendoza took the third doubles match.

 

Colby 9, Hamilton 0

Doubles

1: Carl Reid/Vlad Murad, C, d. Austin Lokre/Devin White, 8-0

2: Shaw Speer/Mark HoSang, C, d. Max McKee-Proctor/Lars Scannell, 8-1

3: Matt Martin/Jeremy Mendoza, C, d. Jon Cohen/Alex Streich, 8-3

Singles

1: Reid, C, d. Eyad Nagori, 6-0, 6-0

2: Murad, C, d. Ian Antonoff, 6-0, 6-0

3: Speer, C, d. McKee-Proctor, 7-6, 6-2

4: HoSang, C, d. Cohen, 6-0, 6-2

5: Mendoza, C, d. Scannell, 6-4, 6-1

6: Douglas Mo, C, d. Jack Vissicchio, 6-3, 6-3

Southern Maine Edges Castleton 5-4, Moves to 5-0

Huskies are 5-0 this season.

GORHAM, Maine –  Sophomore Samuel Holland (Falmouth, Maine) earned a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win at fourth singles to break a 4-4 tie to deliver the University of Southern Maine Huskies its second 5-4 victory in two days defeating the Castleton Univesity Spartans in a non-conference men's tennis match.

            With the win, Southern Maine improves to 5-0 overall.  The loss is the second straight for Castleton and drops the Spartans to 6-2 on the season.

            Despite taking a 1-0 win at first doubles with a win by senior Tyler Adams (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and Kyle Curley (Gorham, Maine), 8-2, over the Castleton tandem of juniors Seth Marcil (Brattleboro, Vt.) and Kevin Rosset (Crans-Montana, Switzerland), the Huskies trailed the Spartans 2-1 after the doubles points.  The Spartans picked up wins at second and third doubles.

            Adams took the first singles point, defeating Marcil in straight sets 6-0, 6-0, earning his 32nd consecutive singles victory, before the Spartans won the fifth and sixth singles matches to move ahead 4-2.  Senior Eric Berry-Sandelin (South Portland, Maine) took a 7-6 (2), 6-1 win at third singles to knot the score up at 4-4 before Holland delivered the victory for USM.  Holland downed his opponent junior Quentin Barthe for the win keeping his team undefeated so far this season.

Southern Maine returns to Little East Conference action when it hosts UMass Dartmouth on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).  Castleton hosts Green Mountain on Wednesday (4:00 p.m.).

Bowdoin Sweeps Amherst In Men's Tennis Top-Ten Clash

Gil Roddy and Chase Savage secured a 3-0 doubles lead for Bowdoin with a hard-fought win at #3 doubles

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The second-ranked Bowdoin College men's tennis team dealt Amherst its worst regular season loss in a decade, blanking the visitors by a 9-0  score on Saturday afternoon at Maine Pines Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears remain unbeaten at 10-0 this year while ninth-ranked Amherst, who suffered a 9-0 setback for the first time since the NCAA went to the nine-point scoring format in 2006, falls to 12-5.

Match Highlights

• Bowdoin took a quick 2-0 lead in doubles play thanks to wins from Luke Trinka/Luke Tercek (8-2) and Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang (8-4)
• The Polar Bears took complete control of the match, however, thanks to the win at #3 from Gil Roddy/Chase Savage, who secured an important 9-8 (3) triumph that gave Bowdoin a 3-0 edge heading into singles
• In singles play, Bowdoin earned straight-set wins at all six positions, dispatching Amherst without losing a set
• Trinka put the Polar Bears on the cusp of the win with a 6-2, 6-2 win at #2 and Grant Urken finished off the Purple & White with a 6-3, 6-2 win at #6

Up Next

• Bowdoin hits the road for a pair of matches next weekend, traveling to Brandeis on Friday afternoon (3:00 p.m.) before heading to play at Middlebury on Sunday (11:30 a.m.)

Thomas Men's Tennis Tops Rhode Island College, 7-2, for Fifth Straight Win

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --- The Thomas College men's tennis team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 7-2 non-conference win over Rhode Island College at the RIC Tennis Courts on Sunday afternoon.

The Terriers (5-7) started off quickly, with senior Tyler Small (Surry, Maine / Ellsworth) and sophomore Zach Disch (Waterville, Maine / Waterville) topping the RIC sophomore duo of Brett Taggart and Lee Tiberi, 8-2, at the No. 1 pairing.

The Anchormen (2-6) responded with the freshmen pairing of Matthew Gambardella and Alan Esposito besting the Thomas freshmen duo of Ross Munn (Brunswick, Maine / Brunswick) and Nate Philbrook (Rockland, Maine / Oceanside), 8-6, at No. 2 doubles.

The Terriers secured the second doubles point as senior Joe Greco (Greene, Maine / St. Dominic's Academy) and senior Caleb Mora (Surry, Maine / Ellsworth) topped the RIC duo of junior Cory Duquette and freshman Chandler Scott, 9-8 (4) at No. 3 doubles.

Small breezed past Taggart (6-0, 6-0) at No. 1 singles and Disch topped Tiberi (6-4, 6-2) at the No. 2 flight.

Esposito fell to Mora (6-2, 6-1) at No. 3 singles with Munn topping Scott (6-1, 6-4) at the No. 4 matchup.

Philbrook continued the dominance for the Terriers by downing Duquette (6-2, 6-0) at No. 5 singles before Gambardella was able to top Greco (6-0, 6-1) at the No. 6 flight.

Thomas is now idle until Saturday, April 16, when it travels to Green Mountain College for a North Atlantic Conference matchup. The Terriers then venture to North Adams, Massachusetts, on Sunday, April 17 to face MCLA.

Huskies Remain Undefeated With Narrow 5-4 Win Over UMass Boston

BOSTON – With the match knotted up at 4-4, senior Eric Berry-Sandelin (South Portland, Maine) took the 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win at third singles to seal the victory for the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a 5-4 Little East Conference win over the UMass Boston Beacons Saturday afternoon at the B.C. High Tennis Courts.

            With the win, the Huskies – the 2014 and 2015 Little East Conference Champions – improve their record to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Little East.  UMass Boston falls to 2-8 overall an 0-1 in the LEC.

            Southern Maine trailed the Beacons 2-1 after the doubles points played out.  UMass Boston

Thomas Men's Tennis Edges Castleton, 5-4

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Thomas College men's tennis team won four singles matches en route to a 5-4 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win over Castleton University on Saturday at Harold Alfond Athletic Center.

The Spartans (6-1, 1-1 NAC) took a 2-1 edge after doubles after winning at the number one and number two positions. Down 7-6 at first doubles, Seth Marcil and Kevin Rosset won three straight games to defeat senior Tyler Small (Surry, Maine / Ellsworth) and sophomore Zachary Disch (Waterville, Maine / Waterville), 9-7. At second doubles, freshmen Ross Munn (Brunswick, Maine / Brunswick) and Nathan Philbrook (Rockland, Maine / Oceanside) fell to Soren Pelz-Walsh and Quentin Barthe, 8-3.

The Terriers (4-7, 2-1 NAC) picked up their lone doubles victory when Joseph Greco (Greene, Maine / St. Dominic Academy) and senior Caleb Mora (Surry, Maine / Ellsworth) topped Ryan Mulder and Trevor Hanna by an 8-5 score.

Thomas grabbed a 4-2 lead as Small, Disch and Philbrook picked up straight-set wins at first, second and fifth singles.

Greco clinched the win for the Terriers with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 win over Mulder at sixth singles.

Castleton picked up wins at third and fourth singles to close out the match. Pelz-Walsh defeated Mora, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 at the third spot and Barthe topped Munn, 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (5), at the fourth spot.

Southern Maine Moves to 2-0, Defeats LEC Opponent Western Connecticut 6-3

GORHAM, Maine – Despite a challenging weather pattern that saw the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's tennis team change locations three times, the Huskies prevailed and earned a 6-3 win over the Western Connecticut State University Colonials in a Little East Conference match.

            Southern Maine started the match at Gorham High School, but moved to the Portland Racket and Fitness Club and Falmouth Courts over the next several points.  While at Gorham High School, Southern Maine grabbed a 2-0 lead after first and second doubles before dropping the third doubles match for a 2-1 lead heading into the singles points.

            Senior Eric Berry-Sandelin (South Portland, Maine) and sophomore Samuel Holland (Falmouth, Maine) earned the first points of the match for the Huskies taking a strong 8-1 decision at second doubles over Western Connecticut sophomore Ben Cortez (Danbury, Conn.) and senior Romney Tiru (Waterbury, Conn./Sacred Heart).

            In singles action, USM swept the first through four spots.  Junior Kyle Curley (Gorham, Maine) dominated Colonial senior Jason Hipona (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) for a  6-0, 6-0 win at seconds singles, while Berry-Sandelin's 6-2, 6-0 win at third singles was the match-clinching fifth point over Cortez. Husky senior captain Tyler Adams (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) extended his singles match win-streak to 15 earning a win over Western's Marco Gobbato (Yonkers, N.Y.).  Adams bounced back from a 6-7 (3) loss in the first set, taking the final two sets 6-2, 6-1.

            USM returns to action on Tuesday (4:00 p.m.), hosting Colby College in a non-conference match.

Bates Men's tennis tops Colby 8-1 for third straight win

Bates sophomore Ben Rosen defeated Colby's Carl Reid in three sets at No. 1 singles in Bates' 8-1 victory on March 31, 2016. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

WATERVILLE, Maine -- The No. 22 nationally ranked Bates men's tennis team swept doubles play en route to an 8-1 NESCAC victory at Colby on Thursday, the Bobcats' third straight win.

No. 1 singles pitted two of the top players in New England Division III men's tennis in Bates sophomore Ben Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y.)  and Colby's Carl Reid.

Reid was a 6-4 winner in the opening set, but Rosen, the sixth-ranked singles player in the Northeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, battled back for 6-3, 6-4 set wins to close out the match. Reid, ranked ninth in the Northeast, entered the match undefeated in singles play, but drops to 7-1 on the season.

Rosen and his No. 1 doubles partner, junior Chris Ellis (Shrewsbury, Mass.), had an 8-5 win over

Luke Tercek Reaches Finals of ITA New England Championship

Luke Tercek won five matches to reach the finals of the ITA New England Regional

WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts - Bowdoin's Luke Tercek concluded an outstanding weekend by finishing as runner-up at the 2015 ITA New England Championship hosted by Williams College.

How It Happened

• Tercek posted the second-best finish ever by a Polar Bear at the tournament, as current teammate Luke Trinka won the title as a sophomore in 2013.
• Tercek was outstanding, entering the bracket unseeded and winning five matches to reach the final including four straight-set wins.
• He knocked off ninth-seeded Palmer Campbell of Middlebury (6-3, 6-1) and fourth-seeded Ari Smolyar of Middlebury (6-1, 6-4) during his run
• He cruised in his semifinal match against Alex Cauneac of MIT (6-0, 6-2) before falling in a hard-fought final to third-seeded Noah Farrell of Middlebury (7-6 (4), 6-1).
• Kyle Wolfe also won a pair of matches to reach the third round of the tournament
• In doubles action, Bowdoin's duo of Wolfe and Jerry Jiang made an excellent run, capturing a trio of victories to advance to the semifinals before falling to the eventual champions, Solimano/Revzin of Amherst.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action on the weekend of October 10 when they compete at the Wallach Invitational hosted by Bates.

Men's tennis finishes 6-5 at ITA Regional Championships

Pat Ordway picked up first-round wins in both singles and doubles at the ITA Regional Championships at Williams on Sept. 25, 2015. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts -- Bates sophomores Ben Rosen and Fergus Scott both bowed out in the Round of 16 of the ITA Northeast Regional Championship singles tournament on Saturday, keeping the Bobcat men's tennis team out of Sunday play.

Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y.) dropped a 6-4, 7-5 decision to the fourth-seeded player in the 64-man field, Middlebury's Ari Smolyar, on Saturday morning. Scott (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) fell 7-5, 6-4 to MIT's Alex Cauneac in the same round.

On the tournament's first day Friday, fielding three singles players and two doubles pairs, Bates won a combined six matches against three losses.

Rosen and Scott both stayed alive through two rounds in the 64-player singles field. Rosen coasted past Tyler Ng of Brandeis 6-1, 6-2, then defeated Trinity's Ford Traff 6-5, 6-4 to reach the Round of 16.

Scott defeated Thomas Hackett of Coast Guard 6-3, 6-2 in the first round, then upset the seeded Michael Solimano of Amherst 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the Round of 16, where he will next face MIT's Alex Cauneac on Saturday.

Junior Pat Ordway (Falmouth, Maine) also picked up a first-round win, defeating Springfield's Tanner DeVarennes 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, before falling in the Round of 32 to fifth-seeded Jose Raventos of Williams.

In the doubles tournament, Rosen and Ordway teamed up for an 8-2 victory over Wheaton College's Gassen/Ryser duo, but the Bobcats were ousted in the Round of 16 by Williams' eighth-seeded team of Raventos and Schidlovsky.
Bates next hosts the Wallach Invitational Oct. 10-11.

Speer, Hillier make ITA quarterfinal round

WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts — Cameron Hillier and Shaw Speer advanced to the quarterfinal round of double play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s Regional Championships at Williams College on Friday.

Hillier and Speer coasted to an 8-3 victory over an Endicott team in the opening round. The pair then took a 9-7 win against a team from Wesleyan to advance to the quarterfinal round. Hillier and Speer were up 6-3, lost the break of serve, and the broke serve again at 8-7 to win the match on a winner lob from Speer.

 

In Saturday’s play, Hillier and Speer will take on Bowdoin’s Kyle Wolfe and Jerry Jiang in a quarterfinal match.

 

In singles play, two-time All-American Carl Reid was the second seed in the tourney and was upset in three sets (6-2, 2-6, 6-2) by Will De Quant of Middlebury.

 

Hillier also played singles and was defeated 6-3, 6-4 by eighth-seeded Brian Granoff of Brandeis.