Noah Lewis of the Middlebury men's tennis team concluded his stint at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup on Saturday. The event is being hosted by Berry College in Rome, Georgia.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panther opened action against third-seeded Alex Feies from Carnegie Mellon on Thursday. Feies prevailed with scores of 6-1, 6-4 in the opening round before knocking off top-seeded Drew Goldman from Pomona Pitzer to advance to the East final.
• In his second contest on Friday, Lewis took the court against Emory's Mitchell Deames. Deames outlasted Lewis (7-5, 6-3) in the consolation contest.
• Lewis jumped into the win column on Saturday, putting together a three-set triumph over Skidmore's Yuval Goodman. Lewis breezed to a 6-1 decision in the first stanza before being tested by his foe, dropping a 7-6 set with an 8-6 tiebreak. Lewis rallied for a 6-4 victory in the decisive frame to conclude his weekend.

NOTES

• Lewis earned his ninth singles victory of the season and his 47th in a Middlebury uniform.
• He became the ninth player in program history to compete in the ITA Cup in singles.

Lewis and the Panthers are idle until the spring campaign begins in March.