Williamstown, MA – Ephs men's tennis moved on to the NESCAC semifinals after a 5-0 win over Amherst this afternoon. The Ephs raced to a 3-0 lead after doubles. At the 1 spot, first year duo
Jason Shuler and
Nicholas Chen played some scintillating tennis in their 8-4 victory. At the 2 spot, junior
Matt Kandel and senior
Karan Amin broke late in the match, setting up Kandel to serve out the match. At the 3 spot, sophomore
Shawn Berdia and first year
Simon Volkema jumped out to a 6-1 lead and kept the pressure on their Amherst opposition, winning 8-5. Shuler and Berdia secured singles victories to earn the Ephs a spot in the semifinals. Shuler and Berdia faced the same opponents only less than a week ago and used their experience from the prior match to claim straight-set wins.
The Ephs will now face Bowdoin tomorrow at 1 PM with the Ephs getting the better of the Polar Bears in their regular season matchup in Brunswick, Maine on April 15.
Doubles
1) Chen/Shuler (WIL) def. Opie/Ellenbogen (AMH) 8-4
2) Amin/Kandel (WIL) def. Esterowitz/Rhinelander (AMH) 8-6
3) Berdia/Volkema (WIL) def. Chepuri/Chaidemenos (AMH) 8-5
Singles
1) Kandel (WIL) vs. Opie (AMH) 6-3, 3-2 UNF
2) Shuler (WIL) def. Ellenbogen (AMH) 6-3, 6-0
3) Berdia (WIL) def. Esterowitz (AMH) 6-2, 6-2
4) Volkema (WIL) vs. Leung (AMH) 4-6, 4-1 UNF
5) Chong (WIL) vs. Chepuri (AMH) 3-6, 1-2 UNF
6) Amin (WIL) vs. Chaidemenos (AMH) 6-7(6) UNF
