The Middlebury men's tennis team saw its season come to an end with a tight 5-1 loss to Amherst in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Panthers finish their season with a 21-3 record, second-most wins in school history. The match took place at the Biszanta Family Tennis Center and was hosted by Claremont McKenna.
Middlebury dug itself a hole early, facing a 3-0 deficit after doubles play. The Panthers quickly fell down 4-0 after a 6-2, 6-0 loss by Eliot Jia to Wes Waterman at #6 singles. Middlebury then mounted a comeback as Peter Odell was a 6-3, 7-6 winner over Priit Gross in the #5 slot. Andrew Thomson dropped a three set (6-4, 5-7, 6-1) match to Austin Chafetz at #2, as the Jeffs took the match by a score of 5-1. Andrew Lee was up a set at #3, while Andy Peters (#4) and Conrad Olson (#1) were in the third set when the match was decided.
Singles play will on Friday as Olson will compete in the NCAA singles championship, while Thomson/David Farah will battle in doubles play. Thomson is also an alternate and may see action in singles play.
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Middlebury
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Amherst
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Score
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Leading
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1. David Farah/Andrew Thomson
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v.
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Zack Lerner/Moritz Koenig
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8-4
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Amherst
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2. Andrew Lee/Rich Bonfiglio
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v.
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Priit Gross/Austin Chafetz
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8-2
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Amherst
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3. Conrad Olson/Andy Peters
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v.
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Wes Waterman/Andrew Jung
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8-5
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Amherst
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Amherst leads after doubles 3-0
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1. Conrad Olson
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v.
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Zack Lerner
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6-3, 3-6, 3-0
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Amherst led
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2. Andrew Thomson
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v.
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Austin Chafetz
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6-4, 5-7, 6-1
7-5, 1-3
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Middlebury led
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4. Andy Peters
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v.
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Moritz Koenig
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6-2, 1-6, 5-5
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dead-even
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5. Peter Odell
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v.
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Priit Gross
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6-3, 7-6
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Middlebury
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6. Eliot Jia
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v.
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Wes Waterman
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6-2, 6-0
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Amherst
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Order of completion: 6,5,2
Amherst wins 5-1
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