Men's Tennis Downs Wesleyan 8-1 on the Road Sweeping Singles Matches

Action photo was from a previous season.

MIDDLETOWN, CONN -- Williams Men's Tennis kicked off their 2021 season with an 8-1 victory over Wesleyan on Saturday.
 
The Ephs lost at number one doubles, but won at two and three to take a 2-1 lead into the singles matches.
 
Wesleyan's lone doubles win came at number one where the Eph tandem of Calvin Chung and Arturo Kam fell 8-5 to Noah Lilienthal and Ben Mitchell. Williams' second doubles team of
Austin Barr and Chase Cohen posted an 8-2 win over Wesleyan's Marcus Sweeney and Zach Lieb, while the Eph number three doubles pairing of Noah Reich and Karan Amin followed with an 8-5 win to close out the doubles matches and give Williams a 2-1 lead heading into singles play. 
 
The Ephs swept the singles matches winning all six in straight sets beginning with a 6-2, 6-0 win from Arturo Kam at #1over Noah Lilienthal, 6-2, 6-0. Chase Cohen at #4 overcame Marcus Sweeney 6-4, 6-2.  #6 Karan Amin defeated Clay Gaieski 6-3, 6-0, while Noah Reich at #5 claimed a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Harry Portnoy.  #2 Austin Barr defeated Zach Lieb, 6-4, 6-2 and #3 Calvin Chung downed Ben Mitchell 7-5, 6-2.
 
In an exciting start to the season, Eph head coach Dan Greenberg noted, "It was a great experience to be back on the court competing and it was a great match for us."  He went on to add, "We didn't really know what to expect, having not played a match since 2019, but all the training seemed to come through on each court, so we're excited to keep building."
 
Next up for the Ephs is a home match versus Hamilton on April 10 at 2:00 PM.
 
 
Williams                                 Wesleyan                                Winner                       Score
Doubles:
Calvin Chung                          Noah Lilienthal                       Wesleyan                    8-5
Arturo Kam                             Ben Mitchell
 
Chase Cohen                         Marcus Sweeney                     Williams                     8-2
Austin Barr                             Zach Lieb
 
Noah Reich                             Harry Portnoy                         Williams                     8-5
Karan Amin                            Clay Gaieski
 
Singles:
Arturo Kam                             Noah Lilienthal                       Williams                     6-2, 6-0
Austin Barr                             Zach Lieb                               Williams                     6-4, 6-2
Calvin Chung                         Ben Mitchell                           Williams                     7-5, 6-2
Chase Cohen                         Marcus Sweeney                   Williams                     6-4, 6-2
Noah Reich                            Harry Portnoy                         Williams                     6-3, 6-4
Karan Amin                            Clay Gaieski                           Williams                     6-3, 6-0