Teams: Men's Tennis: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS GAIN FIRST WIN OF THE SPRING AGAINST MIT

COLLEGE MEN'S TENNIS FINAL SCORE
Tufts 6, MIT 3

Doubles
1. Eric Beren/Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Jake Fountain/Tony Carucci (T) 8-0
2. David Ilba/Kevin Pang (M) def. Will Fleder/Jon Trott (T) 8-2
3. Daniel Landers/TOm Wilmanski (T) def. Michael Price/Paden Nichols (M) 8-1

Singles
1. Fleder (T) def. Beren (M) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-2
2. Fountain (T) def. Van Tilburg (M) 6-4, 6-2
3. Pang (M) def. Carucci (T) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
4. Andrew Rosen (T) def. Nichols (M) 6-1, 6-4
5. Bryan Wilner (T) def. Ryan Castonia (M) 6-0, 6-1
6. Trott (T) def. Price (M) 6-3, 6-1

MEDFORD -- The Tufts men's tennis team, ranked #21 nationally, picked up its first victory of the spring season on Saturday in the Gantcher Center with a 6-3 score over cross-town rival MIT. A shake-up in the doubles line-up finally produced a win at #3 doubles with Daniel Landers (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Tom Wilmanski (Warsaw, Poland) getting the win 8-1 with aggressive power. The Jumbos then dominated singles, taking five out of six. They are 3-2 overall.

In singles, sophomore Bryan Wilner (Miami, FL) won the clincher at #5. Toughest matches were at #1 and #3 as Tufts senior captain Will Fleder (New York, NY) had a second three-set match in two days, but this time he pulled it out with aggressive service returns. At #3, freshman Tony Carucci (Thousand Oaks, CA) had a three-hour battle before finally succumbing to cramps and his opponent in the third set tie-break.

Coach Doug Eng takes Tufts on spring break next week. They will play Stevens Tech on Wednesday (Mar. 19) in Orlando and Hamilton College in Miami on Friday (Mar. 21). MIT falls to 6-3 overall.

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