The Middlebury College men's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Regional finals with a 5-0 win over Grove City at Johns Hopkins. The Panthers (14-6) will take on the host school at noon on Sunday with a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals online.
Middlebury surrendered just three games in doubles play, with Edward Fitzgibbons and William Oberrender opening with an 8-0 win over Steve Harrison and Scott Yanak. Brantner Jones and Spencer Lunghino followed with an 8-1 win at #1 over Andrew Deckert and Peter Riley. The match moved to 3-0 when Derrick Angle and Andrew Lebovitz topped Caleb Fuller and Anthony Rosselli, 8-2.
Needing just two singles points, Fitzgibbons blanked Yanak 6-0, 6-0 at #4 to make it a 4-0 match. Angle sealed the match moments later, topping Fuller, 6-0, 6-0 at #2.
Lunghino, Eric Vehovec and Lebovitz each were up a set, while Jones led 5-1 in the first.
#12 Middlebury 5, Grove City 0
May 12, 2012 at Baltimore, MD (JHU Tennis Courts)
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Singles competition
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1. Brantner Jones (MID) vs. Peter Riley (GRO) 5-1, unfinished
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2. Derrick Angle (MID) def. Caleb Fuller (GRO) 6-0, 6-0
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3. Spencer Lunghino (MID) vs. Anthony Rosselli (GRO) 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
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4. Edward Fitzgibbons (MID) def. Scott Yanak (GRO) 6-0, 6-0
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5. Eric Vehovec (MID) vs. Andrew Deckert (GRO) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
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6. Andrew Lebovitz (MID) vs. Colby Beighey (GRO) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
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