Cambridge, MA - Colby Men's Tennis was beaten by MIT by a score of 6-3 on Saturday, March 12. It was the first match of the season for the Mules and despite strong performances from Sophomore Joey Barrett and Freshman Jake Cohen, the Mules could not get past the finish line in today's tightly contested match. 

Highlights of the day included a first doubles win by Barrett and Cohen, followed by Barrett's straight set singles win at the #2 position and Cohen's epic win with a dominant 6-0 scoreline in the final third set to win his #3 singles match. Senior Max Schuermann took his opponent to three sets at the #4 singles position, but was defeated 6-4 in the final set. 

"Tough match today, but the team took away a lot of things to work on that we will use to get better with each and every match," said Schuermann. "We are excited to keep improving and look forward to a great full season ahead."

The Mules next play at Brandeis University at 10 am on Sunday March 13th. Look for updates on the Colby Tennis Twitter and the Athletics page.

Scores:

Doubles:  

Joey Barrett/Jake Cohen (C) def. Derek Shen/Daniel Papacica(MIT)  8-7(6)
Carl-Herman Grant/Daniel Antov (MIT) def. Jan Wenger/James Bogdanovic (C) 8-6
Wayne Nelms/Sundeep Chakladar (MIT) def. Sam Henry/Max Schuermann (C)  8-4

Singles:

Derek Shen (MIT) def. Jan Wenger (C)  6-3, 6-3
Joey Barrett (C) def. Daniel Antov (MIT) 7-6(2), 6-1
Jake Cohen (C) def. Daniel Papacica (MIT) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
Kailas Kahler (MIT) def. Max Schuermann (C) 1-6, 7-5(5), 6-4
Ryan Xiao (MIT) def. Ben Powis (C) 6-4, 6-2
Daniel Sharygin (MIT) def. Sam Henry (C) 6-2, 6-2