Middlebury, VT - The Colby College Men's Tennis Team was defeated by the Middlebury Panthers by a score of 8-1 on Saturday, April 30th. The Mules, still down two starting players due to Covid-19 in #1 singles and #3 doubles player Jan Wenger and #6 singles player Ben Powis, fell behind in doubles after losing at the #1 and #3 positions. Sam Henry and Max Schuermann came up big for the Mules with a 8-5 win at #2 doubles to give the Mules a point.

In the singles, the Mules fell at each position, but there were some highlights. Usually at the #2 singles position, Joey Barrett slotted in at #1 and took one of the top players in Division 3 Tennis to a third set 10-point tiebreaker, ultimately falling 6-3, 2-6, 2-10. Henry had a very close back and forth battle at #4 singles, with strong play from the baseline. He fell 7-5, 6-4 in a high quality affair. 

The Mules look to rebound against Williams College at 10 am on Sunday, May 1st in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Look for updates on the Colby Tennis Twitter, Instagram and Athletics Page.

Scores:

Doubles:

Morris/Vilys (M) def. Barrett/Cohen (C) 8-7(5)
Henry/Schuermann (C) def. Laber/Harris (M)  8-5
Hilty/Epstein (M) def. Bogdanovic/Das (C) 8-4

Singles:

Morris (M) def. Barrett (C) 3-6, 6-2, 10-2
Laber (M) def. Cohen (C) 6-3, 6-3
Harris (M) def. Schuermann (C) 6-2, 7-5
Hilty (M) def. Henry (C) 7-5, 6-4
Epstein (M) def. Bogdanovic (C) 6-3, 6-3
Yuan (M) def. Das (C) 6-0, 6-3