Teams: Men's Tennis: Schedule & Results

TUFTS ENDS THREE-MATCH SLIDE WITH 5-4 WIN AT VASSAR

COLLEGE MEN'S TENNIS FINAL SCORE
Tufts 5, Vassar 4

At Poughkeepsie, NY
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Doubles
1. Max Willner/Greg Katz (V) def. Daniel Landers/Tom Wilmanski (T) 8-6
2. Will Fleder/Paul Kohnstamm (T) def. Ashish Patil/Mike Mattelson (V) 8-5
3. Jeremy Rosen/Josh Jasso (V) def. Jake Fountain/Tony Carucci (T) 8-3

Singles
1. Fleder (T) def. Mattelson (V) 7-5, 6-0
2. Willner (V) def. Fountain (T) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Andrew Rosen (T) def. Katz (V) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
4. Carucci (T) def. Patil (V) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
5. Landers (T) def. Rosen (V) 6-3, 6-1
6. Jasso (V) def. Wilmanski (T) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Senior captain Will Fleder was the lone Jumbo to win in singles and doubles

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Down 2-1 after doubles, the Tufts University men's tennis team won four out of six matches in singles play to earn a 5-4 match victory on Saturday afternoon at Vassar College. The victory ended a string of three straight losses for the Jumbos, who improved to 7-5 overall. Vassar, which had won four in a row, is now 12-4.

The only Jumbo doubles pair to win was at #2, where senior captain Will Fleder (New York, NY) and freshman Paul Kohnstamm (Larchmont, NY) took an 8-5 final. Vassar won the #1 and #3 matches.

Into singles, the match played very tightly, as four singles competitions went to three sets. Sophomore Andrew Rosen (Armonk, NY) battled back after losing the first set 7-5 to win 6-3 and 6-4 in the #3 match. Freshman Tony Carucci (Thousand Oaks, CA) did virtually the same thing at #4, losing 7-5 before winning the match 6-3 and 6-3. Vassar's Max Willner at #2 and Josh Jasso at #6 also won in three sets.

Sophomore Daniel Landers (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Fleder both won handily in singles for the Jumbos, 6-3 and 6-1 at #5 and 7-5, 6-0 at #1, respectively.

The Jumbos host Springfield College on Wednesday (Apr. 16) in their final home match of the season.

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