Box Score MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – In their return to action after over a year without a competitive match, the Wesleyan men's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision at home to Williams on Saturday afternoon.
SCORE
Williams 8, Wesleyan 1
RECORDS
Wesleyan (0-1, 0-1 NESCAC) | Williams (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC)
NOTES
- The Cardinals' lone point on the day came at No. 1 doubles where Ben Mitchell '24 and Noah Lilienthal '22 teamed up to defeat the Ephs' senior pairing of Calvin Chung and Arturo Kam, 8-5
- Williams won all six singles points in straight sets. Mitchell '24 performed best for the Cardinals, falling by a close 7-5 decision in the first set to Chung before losing the second set 6-3
Singles
- #1: Kam (WIL) def. Lilienthal (WES) 6-2, 6-0
- #2: Austin Barr (WIL) def. Zach Lieb (WES) no score
- #3: Chung (WIL) def. Mitchell (WES) 7-5, 6-3
- #4: Chase Cohen (WIL) def. Marcus Sweeney (WES) 6-4, 6-2
- #5: Noah Reich (WIL) def. Harry Portnoy (WES) 6-3, 6-4
- #6: Karan Amin (WIL) def. Clay Gaieski (WES) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
- #1: Mitchell/Lilienthal (WES) def. Chung/Kam (WIL) 8-5
- #2: Cohen/Barr (WIL) def. Sweeney/Lieb (WES) 8-2
- #3: Reich/Amin (WIL) def. Portnoy/Gaieski (WES) 8-5
NEXT UP:
Wesleyan enjoys an off week next weekend before traveling to face Hamilton on Sunday, April 18. The match start time is to-be-determined. Wesleyan is 16-1 all-time in matches against Hamilton which dates back to the 2003 season.
