NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Bates College men’s tennis team improved to 5-6 (2-2 NESCAC) with a 9-0 blanking of Connecticut College (8-8, 0-5) in a NESCAC match-up played at New London Saturday afternoon. Benjamin Stein (Pelham, N.Y.) posted a 6-3, 6-3 victory at #1 singles, and Amrit Rupasinghe (Colombo, Sri Lanka) contributed with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at #2 singles for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats will play at Williams on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Bates College 9, Connecticut College 0

Singles

1. Benjamin Stein (BC) def. David Kellogg (CC) 6-3, 6-3

2. Amrit Rupasinghe (BC) def. Ted McAusher (CC) 6-0, 6-2

3. Maxwell Berger (BC) def. Ned Minevitz (CC) 6-2, 6-2 

4. Danilo Acosta (BC) def. Andrew Watts (CC) 6-2, 6-4

5. Zach Fenno (BC) def. Ben Sherman (CC) 6-1, 6-1

6. Michael Sherman (BC) def. Reid Larsen (CC) 6-2, 6-2 

Doubles

1. Stein/Berger (BC) def. Kellogg/McAusher (CC) 8-2

2. Rupasinghe/Ryan Mannelly (BC) def. Minevitz/Sherman (CC) 8-6

3. Adam Nielson/Acosta (BC) def. Watts/Andrew Meyer (CC) 8-2