May 3, 2008

Trinity Advances in NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament

Courtesy Middlebury Athletic Communications

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – It will be an All-NESCAC regional final as Trinity defeated Vassar 5-1 in an NCAA men’s tennis tournament match-up at Middlebury. The Bantams will take on the host school in the regional final on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Today’s matches were played in the Nelson Recreational Center on campus due to weather.

Trinity won two of three doubles matches to hold an early 2-1 advantage. Brett Ramsay was a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Max Willner of Vassar in the #2 singles slot to give the Bantams a 3-1 advantage. Trinity’s Tom Dolan followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ashish Patil in the #4 slot to make it a 4-1 match. Spencer Feldman sealed the match for Trinity with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win at #1 singles over Mike Mattelson of Vasar.

Trinity 5, Vassar 1

Doubles
1 - Gautam Samarth/David Yahng (Trinity) def. Max Willner/Greg Katz (Vassar) – 8-2
2 - Mike Mattelson/Ashish Patil (Vassar) def. Brett Ramsay/Tom Dolan (Trinity) – 8-5
3 - Spencer Feldman/David Patrick (Trinity) def. Jeremy Rosen/Josh Jasso (Vassar) – 8-6

Singles
1 - Spencer Feldman (Trinity) def. Mike Mattelson (Vassar) – 6-2, 7-6 (5)
2 - Brett Ramsay (Trinity) def. Max Willner (Vassar) – 6-4, 6-1
3 - David Yahng (Trinity) vs. Greg Katz (Vassar) – 2-6, 6-3, 5-4 DNF
4 - Tom Dolan (Trinity) def. Ashish Patil (Vassar) – 6-4, 6-2
5 - Gautam Samarth (Trinity) vs. Jeremy Rosen (Vassar) – 3-1 DNF
6 - David Patrick (Trinity) vs. Josh Jasso (Vassar) – DNP