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Men's Tennis Wins Seventh NESCAC Championship

Middlebury won its seventh NESCAC Championship and its first since 2010 with a 5-2 win over fifth-seeded Williams (12-10) in the title match on Proctor Courts. The second-seeded Panthers (18-3) received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will hope to host a regional when the selections are announced on Monday. The Ephs will hope for an at-large bid to the tourney after an impressive tournament showing.

Middlebury took an all-important 3-0 lead after doubles play. Chris Frost and William de Quant topped Sachin Raghavan and Brian Grodecki 8-5 at #3 to start things off. Ari Smolyar and Noah Farrell followed at #3 with an 8-4 win over Jose Raventos and Rohan Shastri. The top pairing of Middlebury's Palmer Campbell and Peter Heidrich versus Brian Astrachan and Alex Schidlovsky saw the Panthers emerge with an 8-6 victory.

Middlebury was one point away rather quickly in singles play, as Jackson Frons made quick work of Grodecki, 6-1, 6-4. Williams then mounted its comeback, winning the next two contests. Shastri put the Ephs on the board with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Farrell at #2, before Raghavan topped de Quant 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the fifth spot to make it a 4-2 match.

Campbell sealed the win for the Panthers at #3, defeating Schidlovsky 7-6 (4), 6-4 to clinch the title. Middlebury's Kyle Schlanger was serving for the match at #6 against Howard Weiss when the match was halted, 7-6 (2), 6-5. Smolyar was up in the top spot over Raventos, 2-6, 6-3, 3-2.

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Players Mentioned

Palmer Campbell

Palmer Campbell

Junior
William de Quant

William de Quant

First Year
Noah Farrell

Noah Farrell

First Year
Jackson Frons

Jackson Frons

Junior
Chris Frost

Chris Frost

Senior
Peter Heidrich

Peter Heidrich

Senior
Kyle Schlanger

Kyle Schlanger

First Year
Ari Smolyar

Ari Smolyar

Junior

Players Mentioned

Palmer Campbell

Palmer Campbell

Junior
William de Quant

William de Quant

First Year
Noah Farrell

Noah Farrell

First Year
Jackson Frons

Jackson Frons

Junior
Chris Frost

Chris Frost

Senior
Peter Heidrich

Peter Heidrich

Senior
Kyle Schlanger

Kyle Schlanger

First Year
Ari Smolyar

Ari Smolyar

Junior
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