Williams led 4-2 and hung on for a 5-4 victory over Middlebury (16-3) in a NESCAC semifinal match-up in Vermont. The Ephs advance to the NESCAC Championship match on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. vs. Amherst (30-1).

Williams took two of three doubles matches before Middlebury's Andy Peters earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over Felix Sun at #1 singles to tie the match at 2-2. Bryan Chow won at #5 as did Matt Micheli at #2 to give Williams a 4-2 advantage. Middlebury then began its comeback, as Brantner Jones topped Dylan Page 6-0, 7-5 at #6, before Alec Parower picked up a 7-5, 6-3 win over Trey Meyer at #3 to even the match at 4-4.

The match came down to #4 singles, where Zach Weiss of Williams had lost the first set 7-6 (5) to Middlebury's Derrick Angle before knotting the match with a 6-2 win in the second set. Weiss held serve in the third and then broke Angle for a 2-0 advantage. Angle battled back, but could not break even, as Weiss emerged with the 6-3 win in set #3 to seal the win.

Final Score: Williams 5, Middlebury 4

Doubles
1. Peters/Jones (M) def. Chow/Micheli (W) – 8-3
2. Sun/Meyer (W) def. Mike Malhame/Derrick Angle (M) – 8-3
3. Will Petrie/Kevin Shallcross (W) def. David Farah/Lunghino (M) – 8-6

Singles
1. Andy Peters (M) def. Felix Sun (W) – 6-2, 6-3
2. Matt Micheli (W) def. Zach Bruchmiller (M) – 6-4, 7-6 (2)
3. Alec Parower (M) def. Trey Meyer (W) – 7-5, 6-3
4. Zach Weiss (W) def. Derrick Angle (M) - 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3
5. Bryan Chow (W) def. Spencer Lunghino (M) – 6-3, 6-2
6. Brantner Jones (M) def. Dylan Page (W) – 6-0, 7-5