MIDDLEBURY, VT – The #11 Amherst College men's tennis team saw its NESCAC Tournament run come to an end on Saturday with a 4–2 semifinal loss to the #9 Bowdoin College Polar Bears. The match was played indoors at the Middlebury Indoor Tennis Center due to inclement weather.
Up Next: Amherst finishes the NESCAC season with a 15–7 overall record and 8–4 mark versus NESCAC opponents. The Mammoths will now await their postseason fate in the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will take place on Monday at 12:30 PM ET, when Amherst will learn their first-round opponent and regional host site.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Senior Sujit Chepuri and first-year Albert Hu picked up Amherst's lone doubles win with a 6–2 result at the #3 spot.
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Sophomore Andreas Sillaste wrapped up a perfect weekend at the #1 singles spot, posting a convincing 6–2, 6–4 victory over Bowdoin's Mark Kneiss.
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Senior Rex Harrison delivered a hard-fought effort at #4 singles, forcing a third set before the match was called.
RESULTS:
Doubles:
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Pieter Breuker / Kiran Garapati (B) def. Edred Opie / Andreas Sillaste (A) 6–0
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Mark Kneiss / Jackson Codd (B) def. Kobe Ellenbogen / Spencer Leung (A) 7–6(5)
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Sujit Chepuri / Albert Hu (A) def. Aiden Dorros / Mick Tamas (B) 6–2
Singles:
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Andreas Sillaste (A) def. Mark Kneiss (B) 6–2, 6–4
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Pieter Breuker (B) def. Edred Opie (A) 7–5, 1–6, 7–5
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Jackson Codd (B) def. Aldiyar Abzhan (A) 7–5, 1-2 unfinished
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Rex Harrison (A) vs. Cameron Zia (B) 2–6, 7–6(3), 6–2
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Kiran Garapati (B) def. Sujit Chepuri (A) 6–2, 6–1
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Andrew Mendelson (B) def. George Chaidemenos (A) 6–4, 6–4
