Waterville, ME – Williams men's tennis concluded their trip up to Maine with a 7-2 victory over Colby. The Ephs jumped out to a strong start on all three courts. Senior
Chase Cohen and junior
Matt Kandel continued their dominant form at the 1 spot with an 8-2 win. Sophomore
Shawn Berdia and first year
Jason Shuler bounced back after a defeat against Bowdoin yesterday with an 8-2 win of their own. Despite holding a lead for most of the match, sophomore
Andrew Chong and first year
Simon Volkema were defeated in a tiebreaker 7-1.
The Ephs were tested in the beginning of the singles play. However, the tide turned towards the end of each singles set. Cohen maintained a break advantage throughout the entirety of the first set and cruised during the second. Kandel claimed an impressive 6-1, 6-0 victory at the 2 spot. After breaking late to win the first set 6-4, Shuler cruised to a 6-2 in the second. Berdia was clutch towards the end of both sets, winning each set 6-3. After winning the opening set 6-4, Chong rolled in the second set to win 6-4, 6-0. Volkema was defeated in straight sets at the 5 spot.
The Ephs will finish up NESCAC play next weekend as they take on Hamilton and Amherst.
Doubles
- Kandel/Cohen (WIL) def. Wenger/Cohen (COL) 8-2
- Berdia/Shuler (WIL) def. Bogdanovic/Henry (COL) 8-2
- Barrett/Kwong (COL) def. Chong/Volkema (WIL) 8-7(1)
Singles
- Cohen (WIL) def. Barrett (COL) 6-3, 6-0
- Kandel (WIL) def. Cohen (COL) 6-1, 6-0
- Shuler (WIL) def. Wenger (COL) 6-4, 6-2
- Berdia (WIL) def. Powis (COL) 6-3, 6-3
- Henry (COL) def. Volkema (WIL) 6-3, 6-4
- Chong (WIL) def. Kwong (COL) 6-4, 6-0
