WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. – Williams men's
tennis (9-4, 6-1 NESCAC) won their fifth straight match this
morning against Hamilton (6-11, 1-6), 9-0. It is the
Ephs' fifth consecutive conference victory, and they will aim
to continue that streak tomorrow against the top-ranked team in
Division III tennis and conference foe, Middlebury.
“Our game plan is always the same no matter who we
play,” commented Williams head tennis coach Dan
Greenberg. “So the idea today was to really stay
focused and execute on every point and not look toward
tomorrow. We did that well today, and that will help us for
tomorrow.”
The Ephs picked up their fifth 3-0 doubles sweep of the
season. Dicken Chaplin and Bryan Chow rebounded from a recent
loss on Thursday to take their match by an 8-2 margin. Kevin
Shallcross stepped up to replace an injured Will Petrie at two
doubles. Shallcross and Nick Lebedoff won, 8-6. The
streak continues for Felix Sun and Trey Meyer, who tallied their
eighth straight victory at court three with a dominant 8-0 showing.
In the hottest day of the spring season thus far, singles play
was a quick affair for the Ephs. Williams won six matches in
straight sets for the fourth time this season. Lebedoff lost
just one game in his second set, defeating Jon Franzel at court
one, 6-0, 6-1. His new doubles partner for the day fared
equally well at court five. Shallcross also gave up just one
game on the day, winning 6-1, 6-0.
Four freshmen filled out the remainder of the singles
ladder. Chow and Weiss played at courts two and three.
Meyer made just his fourth appearance in singles at court four,
taking a 6-2, 6-0 win. Dylan Page made his first appearance
at court six, defeating his Hamilton competition, 6-2, 6-0.
Williams will host #1 Middlebury tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in their
final regular season match of the season. The Panthers are
currently undefeated in NESCAC play with a 6-0 record.
Williams sports a 6-1 conference mark, and will be looking to spoil
Middlebury's bid for an undefeated regular season conference
record.
Williams 9, Hamilton 0
Doubles:
1) Dicken Chaplin/Bryan Chow (W) def. Jon
Franzel/Drew Libin (H) --- 8-2
2) Nick Lebedoff/Kevin Shallcross (W) def. Mike
Moreno/Jordan Petit (H) --- 8-6
3) Felix Sun/Trey Meyer (W) def. Colby Berman/Peter
Erwin (H) --- 8-0
Exhibition:
4) Ben Kelley/Ben Davidson (W) def. Gregory
Kreitzer/Daniel Gross (H) --- 8-2
5) Dylan Page/Zach Weiss (W) def. Kolya Kerz/Victor
Zimmermann (H) --- 8-4
Singles:
1) Lebedoff (W) def. Franzel (H) --- 6-0, 6-1
2) Chow (W) def. Libin (H) --- 6-3, 6-3
3) Weiss (W) def. Petit (H) --- 6-1, 6-2
4) Meyer (W) def. Kreitzer (H) --- 6-2, 6-0
5) Shallcross (W) def. Moreno (H) --- 6-1, 6-0
6) Page (W) def. Erwin (H) --- 6-2, 6-0
Exhibiton:
7) Kelley (W) def. Kerz (H) --- 6-1, 6-0
8) Davidson (W) def. Zimmermann (H) --- 6-2, 6-2
