CAMBRIDGE, MA - The Williams men (9-5) earned another NESCAC win with a 6-3 victory over the Tufts Jumbos (3-4).
Leading off for the Ephs were freshman Udai Pal (#3), junior AJ Solecki (#6), and senior David Pincus (#8). Pal struggled to a 3-0 defeat. Solecki and Pincus took control with 3-0 and 3-1 wins, respectively, to vault the Ephs into a 2-1 lead.
Junior Wyatt Khosrowshahi (#2), and senior co-captains Carl Shuck (#5) and Claude Smith (#7) took to the court next in the hopes of extending the lead. Khosrowshahi and Shuck were able to contribute a pair of tidy three-game wins. Smith fought throughout, but was beaten 3-0.
With the Ephs up 4-2 and in need of one more point, sophomore Jacob Bassil (#1), senior co-captain Will Means (#5), and freshman Charles "Chas" Merrill (#9) came in. Bassil couldn't quite find a rhythm and succumbed to a 3-0 defeat. Nonetheless, Means was on hand to add a decisive point with a 3-0 win to get the Ephs over the line. Merrill also put in a strong performance to cap off the day with a 3-1 win, leaving the final scoreline a 6-3 win for Williams.
Williamstown-native had this to comment after the match: "Great performance against a tough Tufts team tonight. We look to build on this win going into our match of the season against MIT next week."
The Ephs travel to MIT next Saturday for a showdown against the #16 ranked Engineers, before Little Three's at Wesleyan on Sunday.
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Ladder Position
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Williams
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Tufts
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Match Score
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Game Scores
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1
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Jacob Bassil
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Kunal Valia
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0-3
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11-9, 11-8, 11-7
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2
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Wyatt Khosrowshahi
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Raghav Kumar
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0-3
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7-11, 9-11, 7-11
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3
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Udai Pal
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Sanjeev Jeyabalan
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0-3
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12-10, 11-6, 13-11
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4
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Will Means
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K. Marco Rodriguez
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0-3
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8-11, 4-11, 7-11
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5
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Carl Shuck
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Konrad LaDow
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3-0
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9-11, 9-11, 10-12
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6
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AJ Solecki
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Dillon O'Shea
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3-0
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4-11, 1-11, 13-15
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7
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Claude Smith
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Vivaan Jaikishan
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3-0
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11-5, 11-0, 11-7
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8
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David Pincus
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Salik Awan
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3-0
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6-11, 4-11, 11-8, 8-11
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9
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Charles Merrill
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William Dewire
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3-0
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11-9, 7-11, 4-11, 10-12
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10
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Tucker van Eck
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Connor Wind
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3-0
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8-11, 6-11, 7-11
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