Stein, Rupasinghe to compete in NCAA Men's Tennis Championships
May 7, 2009

Ben Stein '09 (left) and Amrit Rupasinghe '10 will have a chance to repeat as All-Americans in men's tennis doubles, while Stein will have his first shot in the singles championship as well.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Bates College will send its top two men's tennis players to the NCAA Division III Tennis Championships for the second straight year.

The Bobcats' top doubles team of senior Ben Stein (Pelham, N.Y.) and junior Amrit Rupasinghe (Colombo, Sri Lanka) will again represent Bates in the 16-team doubles field. Last year Stein and Rupasinghe reached the semifinals at the NCAAs in front of their home crowd at Bates, securing All-America honors for themselves.

Also, for the first time in his career, Stein will compete in the 32-player field of the singles championship.

The tournament takes place at the Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Claremont, Calif., following the team championships. The singles and doubles championships will run from May 22 to 24.

Stein amassed a 17-6 singles record this year, competing against each opponent's top singles player, many of whom will also represent their schools at NCAAs.

The same goes for the doubles opponents encountered this year by Stein and Rupasinghe, who went 20-6 on the year, including winning the doubles title at the ITA New England Championships and taking fourth place at the ITA National Small College Championships in October.

View the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships Singles and Doubles Selections release (PDF)