Courtesy Williams Sports Information

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Second-seeded Amherst posted a 5-0 victory against third-seeded Williams in the semifinals of the 2009 NESCAC Men's Tennis Championship on Saturday morning at Williams College. The Lord Jeffs surged in doubles play to take a 3-0 lead before quickly capturing two singles matches for the 5-0 win over the Ephs.

Williams appeared to be en route to taking at least two of the three doubles matches, with Nick Lebedoff and Will Petrie ahead 5-0 at court two and Jeremy Weinberger and Kevin Shallcross up a break at court three. The Amherst pair at court two, Austin Chafetz and Priit Gross, earned their win with eight straight games for an 8-5 win. Amherst took points at court one with an 8-6 victory, and another come back match at court three, 8-6.

Weinberger and Chafetz played an exciting three set match in their previous go around in the regular season. While Chafetz came out on the top end of that match and today’s match, he had an easier time this afternoon, winning 6-4, 6- 0.

Williams will face off against Amherst at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. Amherst defeated Williams on April 12 in a tight 5-4 match. During last year's championship, the Lord Jeffs edged the Ephs 5-4 in the first round.

No. 2 Amherst 5, vs. No. 3 Williams 0

Doubles
1 - Zack Lerner/Moritz Koeing (Amherst) def. Bret Thacher/Dicken Chaplin (Williams) - 8-6
2 - Priit Gross/Austin Chafetz (Amherst) def. Nick Lebedoff/Will Petrie (Williams) - 8-5
3 - Wes Waterman/Kevin Shallcross (Amherst) def. Jeremy Weinberger/Kevin Shallcross (Williams) - 8-6

Singles
1 - Nick Lebedoff (Williams) vs. Zack Lerner (Amherst) - DNF
2 - Austin Chafetz (Amherst) def. Jeremy Weinberger (Williams) - 6-4, 6-0
3 - Rick Devlin (Williams) vs. Andrew Jung (Amherst) - DNF
4 - Moritz Koeing (Amherst) def. Will Petrie (Williams) - 6-1, 6-1
5 - Kevin Shallcross (Williams) vs. Priit Gross (Amherst) - DNF
6 - Karol Furmaga (Williams) vs. Wes Waterman (Amherst) - DNF