Box Score SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - First-year Anthony Lim had a strong performance as the Williams College men's tennis team had eight players to compete in the Skidmore Invitational this weekend.
The competition featured four singles flights and four doubles flights, and the Ephs had two players in each singles division and one duo in each of the doubles brackets.
"Love how our guys fought this weekend and felt like we got better with each match," said Head Coach Dan Greenberg. "I've also been pleasantly surprised by how tough our rookies have competed this early. Looking forward to a couple more weeks of training before the Dartmouth Invite."
Lim fought all the way to the final of the B Flight, taking down opponents from Skidmore, Wesleyan, and Bowdoin before a narrow loss to another Bowdoin opponent 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 in the final.
William Luke and Simon Volkema both ran into top seeds early in the A Flight, as Luke beat a player from Skidmore before falling to the top seeded player from Bowdoin. Volkema lost to the #2 seed in his first match, but then won several matches in the consolation draw to close his strong weekend.
Beyond Lim In the B Flight, Matthew Yang dropped an opening match to Denison before cruising to a victory against an opponent from Skidmore. Diego Marin and Jack Ling both battled in the C Flight, and Carter Fayard opened the D Flight with a win over Skidmore before dropping a result to Middlebury. Robert Cooper Jr. had a pair of wins in the consolation of the D Flight as well, beating two players from Bowdoin.
In doubles, Luke and Volkema won a match in the A Flight and Marin and Yang took a match in the B Flight before each lost their second. Ling and Lim played tough in the C Flight, as did Fayard and Cooper in the D Flight.
The team has one more fall competition, heading north to play in the Dartmouth Invite from Oct. 31-Nov. 2, before breaking for the winter and playing the bulk of the team's schedule in the Spring.
