Teams: Men's Tennis: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS DROPPED 8-1 BY #18 AMHERST COLLEGE

COLLEGE MEN'S TENNIS FINAL SCORE
Amherst 8, Tufts 1

At Amherst, MA
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Doubles
1) Dan Kim/Zack Lerner (A) def. Will Fleder/Paul Kohnstamm (T) 8-4
2) Moritz Koenig/Sean Doeffler (A) def. Daniel Landers/Jon Trott (T) 8-3
3) Jeff Wan/Mike Mintz (A) def. Andrew Rosen/Tom Wilmanski (T) 8-0

Singles
1) Lerner (A) def. Felder (T) 7-5, 6-2
2) Mintz (A) def. Jake Fountain (T) 6-3, 7-5
3) Rosen (T) def. Wan (A) 3-6, 6-4, 10-6
4) Doeffler (A) def. Tony Carruci (T) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
5) Koenig (A) def. Bryan Wilner (T) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
6) Tony Sheng (A) def. Trott (T) 6-3, 6-0

MEDFORD -- The Tufts University men's tennis team lost 8-1 at #18 Amherst College on Sunday afternoon. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Jumbos (8-6), but they lost their fourth conference tilt in a row. The Lord Jeffs improved to 9-8 overall and 3-4 in the league.

Amherst rolled through doubles play, winning all three matches. The #3 pairing of Jeff Wan and Mike Mintz didn't lose a game in an 8-0 win.

Into singles play, Amherst only needed to win twice to clinch the match. They took five out of six overall. The lone Tufts win came at #3 where sophomore Andrew Rosen (Armonk, NY) won a third-set super tie-breaker 10-6 after the team score had been decided. Rosen had lost the first set to Jeff Wan 6-3 and won the second 6-4. Three singles matches went to a third set overall. Amherst's Moritz Koenig lost to Tufts sophomore Bryan Wilner (Miami, OH) 6-2 in the first set, but rallied to win 6-3 and 6-1 in the #5 match. Jumbo freshman Tony Carucci (Thousand  Oaks, CA) and Sean Doeffler also went to a third-set super tie-breaker on the fourth singles court with the Lord Jeff winning 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.

Tufts plays at #4 Williams College on Tuesday afternoon. Amherst College is idle this week and awaits its seeding in the upcoming NESCAC Tournament.

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