Waterville, ME - The Colby College Men's Tennis Team fell to the visiting Wesleyan Cardinals by a score of 6-3 on Sunday, April 24th. The doubles matches were neck and neck, with James Bogdanovic and Sriram Das coming up huge with a win at #3 doubles to put the Mules on the board. Sam Henry and Max Schuermann had a back and forth battle at #2, ultimately falling in a tiebreaker 8-7 (4) to give Wesleyan a point. Joey Barrett and Jake Cohen fought gamely but fell 8-6, giving Wesleyan a 2-1 lead heading into singles. 

In the singles, Wesleyan got the upper hand at the #3 and #5 positions, with Wesleyan winning in straight sets on both courts. Schuermann recovered from a tough first set to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the #4 position, giving the Mules another point on the board. Barrett fought hard in the second set but fell 6-2, 7-5 at the #1 position, handing Wesleyan the clinching win.

Sriram Das capped off his undefeated day with a third set victory at the #6 position, ending the overall score at 6-3 to the Cardinals. Das used his soft touch at net and excellent forehand to grab a close and hard fought 7-5 third set win. 

The Mules will rest and look to get back in the winning column against Middlebury in Vermont on Saturday, April 30th. Look for updates on the Colby Tennis Twitter, Instagram, and Athletics Page.

Scores:

Doubles:

Peter Anker/Ben Mitchell (W) def. Joey Barrett/Jake Cohen (C) 8-6
Zach Lieb/Harry Portnoy (W) def. Sam Henry/Max Schuermann (C) 8-7(4)
James Bogdanovic/Sriram Das (C) def. Max Lustgarten/Clay Gaieski (W) 8-4

Singles:

Peter Anker (W) def. Joey Barrett (C)  6-2, 7-5
Zach Lieb (W) def. Jake Cohen (C) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
Ben Mitchell (W) def. Sam Henry (C) 6-1, 7-6(5)
Max Schuermann (C) def. Harry Portnoy (W) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Max Lustgarten (W) def. James Bogdanovic 6-4, 6-3
Sriram Das (C) def. Max Lee (W) 0-6, 7-5, 7-5