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Middlebury Men Pick Up Two Wins in Texas

The fourth-ranked Panther men's tennis team continued its Spring Break trip through Texas, picking up a pair of wins on Sunday. Middlebury started the day with a 7-2 win over Southwestern (Texas) followed by a 6-3 victory over #20 University of Texas-Tyler. Both matches were played at the Marvin D. Henderson Sr. Tennis Courts in Georgetown, Texas. Middlebury returns to the courts on Monday against #19 Gustavus Adolphus at 10:30 a.m., followed by a 3:30 p.m. contest with Division II St. Edwards.

During the match against Southwestern (10-4), the doubles tandem of Peter Martin and William de Quant started things off notching the team's first point with an 8-4 victory at No. 2 over Alexis Dimanche and Austin Moninger. The No. 3 flight of Allen Jackson and Timo van der Geest doubled the Panther lead with an 8-4 win against Dean Dulthummon and David Strong.

Southwestern cut the Middlebury lead in half when Nickoloz Snovely and Grant Gideon tallied an 8-4 win at #1 over Hamid Derbani and Kyle Schlanger.

In singles action, Jackson claimed the team's fourth point at No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Neik Khansari, while van der Geest clinched the match at No. 3 with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Gideon. Weston Brach picked up a win at No. 6 by 6-3, 6-1 scores against Tyler Norman, while de Quant earned a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over Snovely in the top spot.

The Panthers' seventh point came from Alex Vanezis at No. 5 (6-3, 6-3) over Alonso Fernandez, while the Pirates concluded the scoring with a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) win from Dimanche over Schlanger at #2.

Later in the day against UT-Tyler (11-3), the Panthers swept the doubles matches as the team of Schlanger and Derbani won by an 8-2 score in the No. 1 flight against Arthur Fagundes and Jose McIntyre. At No. 3, Jackson and van der Geest recorded an 8-3 win over Ryan Elwood and Ford Cunningham, while de Quant and Martin earned an 8-5 triumph at No. 2 against Joey Fischer and Pablo Gomez.

The Panthers shuffled their singles lineup around against the Patriots. Jackson remained perfect on the day at No. 4 with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph over Gomez, while Vanezis clinched the match for the Panthers at No. 5 by scores of 6-3, 6-2 over Fischer. Derbani made the score 6-0 in favor of Middlebury via a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the No. 2 spot against Vinicio Hadlich.

The final three matches all went to UT Tyler in third-set superbreakers. Daniel Rodriguez defeated van der Geest at No. 3 (6-2, 3-6, 10-5), Fagundes bested de Quant atop the lineup (4-6, 6-4, 10-1), while McIntyre edged Brach in the sixth spot (7-6 (6), 4-6, 10-8). 

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Players Mentioned

Weston Brach

Weston Brach

First Year
Hamid Derbani

Hamid Derbani

Senior
William de Quant

William de Quant

Junior
Allen Jackson

Allen Jackson

Senior
Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Sophomore
Kyle Schlanger

Kyle Schlanger

Junior
Alex Vanezis

Alex Vanezis

First Year
Timo van der Geest

Timo van der Geest

Junior

Players Mentioned

Weston Brach

Weston Brach

First Year
Hamid Derbani

Hamid Derbani

Senior
William de Quant

William de Quant

Junior
Allen Jackson

Allen Jackson

Senior
Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Sophomore
Kyle Schlanger

Kyle Schlanger

Junior
Alex Vanezis

Alex Vanezis

First Year
Timo van der Geest

Timo van der Geest

Junior
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