Lewiston, ME – The Colby College Men's Tennis Team competed at the Wallach Invitational hosted by Bates College this weekend. Coming off a strong fall season thus far, the Mules made big strides at the Wallach with some very impressive performances. The highlight of the weekend was Sophomore Sam Henry's big championship win in the B singles draw, where he defeated top players from Tufts and Bates to score the first fall singles title for Colby Men's Tennis since Scott Altmeyer's ('20) win at the Wallach in 2019. Henry used his signature backhand crosscourt to perfection to open up the court and be aggressive with his volleys to win the title.
Other highlights included wins in the C singles for Freshmen James Bogdanovic and Josh Kaplan, a singles win for Freshman Sriram Das in the D singles draw and an upset win for Senior Max Schuermann over the number two seed in the B draw singles from Bowdoin. Kaplan and Bogdanovic also scored a win in the B Draw doubles. The Mules also won two matches in the back draw singles, with Schuermann and Bogdanovic defeating Bates players in efficient fashion.
For Henry, a maiden college singles title will add onto what has been a fabulous fall singles season for the Sophomore. Colby had what could be considered their most impactful and impressive fall season to date, with improvements being made with every single match and more players moving into second, third and final rounds than the previous tournament.
The Mules have concluded their fall season tournaments and will begin their training in the off season. Look for updates on the Colby Tennis Instagram and Twitter to see what the Mules are up to out of season and look forward to February 15th, where the Mules will begin their spring season with the exciting return of abroad Juniors Ben Powis, Josh Fleishman and Jan Wenger.
Singles Results
A DRAW
Tristan Bradley (Bowdoin) def. Jake Cohen (Colby) 7-5, 6-3
Rishabh Sharda (Tufts) def. Joey Barrett (Colby) 6-0, 6-4
B DRAW
Sam Henry (Colby) def. Elijah Criss (Bates) 6-2, 6-0
Sam Henry (Colby) def. Derin Acaroglu (Tufts) 6-1, 6-2
Sam Henry (Colby) def. Brendan Jimenez (Skidmore) 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
Sam Henry (Colby) def. Josh Belandres (Tufts) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
Max Schuermann (Colby) def. Jake Flores (Bowdoin) 6-2, 6-1
Josh Belandres (Tufts) def. Max Schuermann (Colby) 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
C DRAW
James Bogdanovic (Colby) def. Ramiro Davila (Bates) 6-4, 6-2
Pieter Breuker (Bowdoin) def. James Bogdanovic (Colby) 7-5, 6-0
Josh Kaplan (Colby) def. Kartik Erodula (Trinity) 6-2, 7-5
William Turchetta (Amherst) def. Josh Kaplan (Colby) 6-2, 6-2
D DRAW
Sriram Das (Colby) def. Ben Adey 6-3, 6-3
Dylan Glickman (Tufts) def. Sriram Das (Colby) 6-0, 6-2
James Liam Dun (Bates) def. Julian Hernandez (Colby) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Results
A DRAW
Brendan Jimenez/Zachary Portnoy (Skidmore) def. Joey Barrett/Jake Cohen (Colby) 8-2
Tristan Bradley/Pieter Breuker (Bowdoin) def. Max Schuermann/Sam Henry (Colby) 8-7
B DRAW
Josh Kaplan/James Bogdanovic (Colby) def. Kartik Erodula/Jack Ginter (Trinity) 8-6
Jack Flores/Sujan Garapati (Bowdoin) def. Josh Kaplan/James Bogdanovic (Colby) 8-2
Vuk Vuksanovic/Corey Marley (Tufts) def. Sriram Das/Julian Hernandez (Colby) 8-0
