Courtesy Middlebury Athletic Communications

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury has advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals after a 5-0 win over Skidmore in an NCAA Regional match-up on campus. The Panthers will take part in the NCAA Championship week beginning on Tuesday, May 19th in Claremont, California. Middlebury improves to 20-2 on the season with a dozen straight victories, while Skidmore ends its year with a 16-3 mark.

Middlebury excelled in doubles play once again, taking a 3-0 lead early. Eliot Jia and Andrew Thomson earned an 8-3 win in the top slot, followed quickly by Andrew Lee and Rich Bonfiglio’s 8-5 win at #2. The #3 doubles match saw Middlebury’s Conrad Olson and Andrew Peters come from down 6-2 to pick up an impressive 9-8 (4) come-from-behind victory in a tie-breaker.

Peters made it a 4-0 lead for the Panthers at #4, as he earned a 6-0, 6-0 singles win over Spencer Cheng. The match was completed shortly after, as Lee defeated Lorenzo Cabrera 6-4, 6-0 to seal the match with a win at #3 singles.

Middlebury 5, vs. Skidmore 0

Doubles
1 - Eliot Jia /Andrew Thomson (Middlebury) def. Carl Eric Girardin/T.J. David (Skidmore) – 8-3
2 - Andrew Lee/Rich Bonfiglio (Middlebury) def. Spencer Cheng/ Lorenzo Cabrera (Skidmore) – 8-5
3 - Conrad Olson/Andrew Peters (Middlebury) def. Yahia Imam/ Luke Granger (Skidmore) – 9-8 (4)

Singles
1 - Girardin (Skidmore) vs. Olson (Middlebury) – 6-4, 1-0 DNF
2 - Thomson (Middlebury) vs. Imam (Skidmore) – 6-4, 3-1 DNF
3 - Lee (Middlebury) def. Cabrera (Skidmore) – 6-4, 6-0
4 - Peters (Middlebury) def. Cheng (Skidmore) – 6-0, 6-0
5 - Peter Odell (Middlebury) vs. Granger (Skidmore) – DNP
6 - Jia (Middlebury) vs. Ethan Bond (Skidmore) - DNP