SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Bates College men’s tennis team lost 5-2 at Swarthmore College on Tuesday, winning a pair of singles matches and one doubles match.

Senior All-American Will Boe-Wiegaard (Georgetown, Conn.) defeated Swartmore’s Zac Rodd at No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-3, and at No. 5 singles, first-year Ben Stein (Pelham, N.Y.) outlasted Adam Wallwork 4-6, 6-4 (10-8). Boe-Wiegaard teamed up with fellow senior Tristan Beach (Grand Rapids, Mich.) to win at No. 1 singles 9-8.

The Bobcats (6-7) play at the College of New Jersey Wednesday.

Swarthmore 5, Bates 2

April 18, 2006

Doubles  

1 Boe-Wiegaard & Beach, B, def. Rodd & Park 9-8

2 Lo & Reiss, S, def. Little & Josh Feinberg 8-6

3 Kevin Shaughnessy & Sidhu, S, def. Stein & Conway 8-6

Singles  
1 William Boe-Wiegaard, B, def. Zac Rodd 6-3, 6-3

2 Jon Reiss, S, def. Tristan Beach  6-1, 6-1

3 Brian Park, S, def. Greg Little  7-6, 6-2

4 Jon Lo, S, def. Michael Sherman  S 6-4, 6-2

5 Benjamin Stein, B, def. Adam Wallwork 4-6, 6-4, (10-8)

6 Sam Sidhu, S, def. Patrick Conway 6-0, 4-6, 6-4