HARTFORD, CT. – Williams men's
tennis (8-4, 5-1 NESCAC) put together another solid showing on the
courts to add to their recent string of performances, defeating
their second top-20 opponent in their last three matches this
afternoon at Trinity College (12-5, 4-4). The Ephs took it to
the Bantams in a 6-3 victory and a match that saw five of six
singles duels go the distance.
Williams' freshman duo, Trey Meyer and Felix Sun,
continued their success at court three. The pair won their
seventh straight doubles match, 8-3. Dicken Chaplin and Bryan Chow
fell at court one, while Nick Lebedoff and Will Petrie pulled out a
close victory at court two, winning 8-5. The 2-1
advantage proved to be very important for the tone of the match, as
the singles matches were heavily contested.
"I was extremely proud of how we fought today," said Williams
head coach Dan Greenberg. "It wasn't our best tennis, but
we weathered a tough Trinity team and made some great
comebacks. With Will's [Petrie] injury early in doubles, it
was amazing to see him get through that set, and then have our
other guys step up in singles."
Three Ephs lost in their opening sets, and came from behind to
take their matches in three sets. The match moved inside due
to darkness, but Williams fought through the interruption and
Lebedoff, Jeremy Weinberger, and Zach Weiss prevailed despite their
first set struggles. Weinberger had a particularly tough
match at court three, playing to a third set tiebreak. The
Williams senior won 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(6).
Sun had the quickest win of the day at court two, winning in
straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Chow lost in another three setter at
court four, while Kevin Shallcross lost in a third set super
tiebreaker with the match already decided at court six.
Williams will close out their regular season with two home
matches against Hamilton and Middlebury. The Hamilton match
is schedule for Saturday, May 1 at 10:00 a.m., while the Ephs will
take on the top-ranked team in Division III at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Williams 6, Trinity 3
Doubles:
1) Anson McCook/Spencer Feldman (T) def. Dicken
Chaplin/Bryan Chow (W) --- 8-3
2) Nick Lebedoff/Will Petrie (W) def. Rich
Bonfiglio/Dan Couzens (T) --- 8-5
3) Trey Meyer/Felix Sun (W) def. David
Dessau/Charles McConnell (T) --- 8-3
Singles:
1) Lebedoff (W) def. Feldman (T) --- 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
2) Sun (W) def. McCook (T) --- 6-1, 6-4
3) Jeremy Weinberger (W) def. Bonfiglio (T) --- 5-7,
6-3, 7-6(6)
4) Couzens (T) def. Chow (W) --- 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
5) Zach Weiss (W) def. McConnell (T) --- 3-6, 7-5,
6-3
6) Adam Lanza (T) def. Kevin Shallcross (W) --- 5-7,
7-5, 16-14
