Men's tennis shuts out No. 30 Tufts, 9-0
March 27, 2009

Stein

Fenno

Mannelly

Reiss
MEDFORD, Mass. -- The No. 22 ranked Bates College men's tennis team took care of No. 30 Tufts University in convincing fashion on Friday, winning 9-0 in a NESCAC matchup. It was the third straight shutout win for the Bobcats (6-1, 1-1 NESCAC).

After the Bobcats swept the doubles matches, senior Ben Stein (Pelham, N.Y.) was the first to claim victory in singles, defeating Jon Trott 6-0, 6-4 at the No. 1 position. Bates clinched the win when junior Zach Fenno (Armonk, N.Y.) defeated a high school rival, Kai Victoria, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Junior captain Ryan Mannelly (New Canaan, Conn.) handed the Jumbos' (5-2, 0-1 NESCAC) Garrett Schuman his first loss in 11 matches at No. 5 singles, and junior Michael Reiss (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) used his excellent retrieving skills to prevail in a first-set super tiebreaker over Tony Carucci, 7-6(5), 6-1 at No. 4 singles.

Bates will next play at Amherst on April 4 at 1 p.m.

Bates 9, Tufts 0

Singles
#1 Ben Stein def. Jon Trott 6-0, 6-4
#2 Amrit Rupasinghe def. Jake Fountain 6-4, 6-1
#3 Max Berger def. Andrew Rosen 6-1, 2-6, 11-9
#4 Michael Reiss def. Tony Carucci 7-6(5), 6-1
#5 Ryan Mannelly def. Garrett Schuman 6-4, 6-0
#6 Zach Fenno def. Kai Victoria 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
#1 Ben Stein/Amrit Rupasinghe def. Jake Fountain/Kai Victoria 8-2
#2 Ryan Mannelly/Max Berger def. Daniel Landers/Paul Kohnstamm 8-3
#3 Jeff Beaton/Zach Fenno def. Morrie Bossen/Jon Trott 9-7