Middletown, CT - The Colby College Men's Tennis Team fell to the Tufts Jumbos by a score of 5-1 during the NESCAC Playoff Tournament on May 6, 2022. The first NESCAC Playoff Tournament for the Mules in recent memory proved to be a test of the strength of the Mules full lineup in 4 matches. With the exciting return of
Jan Wenger and
Ben Powis to the lineup, the Mules started off with a strong fight in the doubles, with
James Bogdanovic and Wenger taking 3rd doubles to give the Mules a point. Tufts took 2nd doubles to make it 1-1.
Jake Cohen and
Joey Barrett had a battle at 1st doubles, ultimately falling 8-6 to give the Jumbos a 2-1 lead after doubles.
In the singles, Wenger was defeated at 1st singles to give the Jumbos a 3-1 lead.
Sam Henry and
Max Schuermann fell at #5 and #4 singles respectively to give the Jumbos the clinching win. All other matches were paused. Cohen was having a very high quality battle at #3 before play was stopped. Cohen had a fabulous freshman season with the Mules and looks to only improve from here on out.Â
The Mules conclude their spring season.
Joey Barrett and
Jake Cohen were entered as possible entries to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Tournament. Senior
Max Schuermann concludes his collegiate career at Colby.Â
Doubles
1. Josh Belandres / Rishabh Sharda (Tufts) defeated
Joey Barrett /
Jake Cohen (Colby) 8-6
2. Isaac Gorelik / Paris Pentousis (Tufts) defeated
Max Schuermann /
Sam Henry (Colby)(Colby) 8-4
3.
Jan Wenger /
James Bogdanovic (Colby) defeated Derin Acaroglu / Niko Hereford (Tufts) 8-6
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
Singles
1. Gorelik (Tufts) defeated Wenger (Colby) 6-1, 6-2
2. Sharda (Tufts) vs. Barrett (Colby) 6-4, 4-1 unfinished
3. Vuk Vuksanovic (Tufts) vs. Cohen (Colby) 7-6, 2-1 unfinished
4. Pentousis (Tufts) defeated Schuermann (Colby) 6-3, 6-2
5. Acaroglu (Tufts) defeated Henry (Colby) 6-3, 6-2
6. Belandres (Tufts) vs.
Ben Powis (Colby) 6-1, 2-1 unfinished
Order of Finish: 1,4,5
Match Reports:
Tufts 16-1; National ranking #3; Regional ranking #1
Colby 8-9; National ranking #27; Regional ranking #9
