Williamstown, MA - The Colby College Men's Tennis Team fell to the Williams Ephs by a score of 9-0 onn Sunday, May 1st. The Mules were swept in doubles, with all three positions going the way of Williams.
In the singles, the Mules needed to win 5 matches to score the win, but it was not to be. Williams grabbed their first point at #1 singles, where the top player in Division 3 took down
Joey Barrett. Williams clinched the win with a victory at #6 singles.
Jake Cohen had a late second set comeback at #2 singles and
Max Schuermann had a tight tussle at #3, both ultimately falling in straight sets.
The Mules will rest and return to a full lineup just in time for their very first NESCAC playoff berth next Friday, May 6th. Monday, May 2nd at 12 pm will be the announcement of pairings and match location. Look for updates to the Colby Tennis Twitter, Instagram and Athletics Page.
Singles
1. Chase Cohen (WILL) def.
Joey Barrett (COL) 6-0, 6-0
2. Matt Kandel (WILL) def.
Jake Cohen (COL) 6-1, 7-5
3. Karan Amin (WILL) def.
Max Schuermann (COL) 6-4, 6-4
4. Shawn Berdia (WILL) def.
Sam Henry (COL) 6-4, 6-1
5. Michael Medvedev (WILL) def.
Ben Powis (COL) 6-1, 6-4
6. Kirun Cheung (WILL) def.
James Bogdanovic (COL) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. Matt Kandel/Chase Cohen (WILL) def.
Joey Barrett/
Jake Cohen (COL) 8-3
2. Shawn Berdia/Karan Amin (WILL) def.
Sam Henry/
Max Schuermann (COL) 8-2
3. Michael Medvedev/Jack Truwit (WILL) def.
Sriram Das /
James Bogdanovic (COL) 8-1