Stein	Rupasinghe
Fenno	Acosta
Reiss	Berger

LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates College defeated Colby College in men's tennis Monday evening at Merrill Indoor Gymnasium by a 7-2 score.

Junior Ben Stein (Pelham, N.Y.) paced the Bobcats with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Bryan Brown at No. 1 singles and an 8-2 win with sophomore Amrit Rupasinghe (Colombo, Sri Lanka) at No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Zach Fenno (Armonk, N.Y.) and senior Danilo Acosta (Quito, Ecuador) teamed up to win 8-6 at No. 2 doubles before winning at fifth and sixth singles, respectively. Sophomores Michael Reiss (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) and Max Berger (Concord, N.H.) won decisively at third and fourth singles, respectively.

Bates (6-2) will next play at the University of Southern Maine Thursday, March 20 at 4 p.m.

Men's Tennis Result

Bates 7, Colby 2

March 17, 2008 at Lewiston, Maine

Doubles Competition

1. Ben Stein/Amrit Rupasinghe (B) def. Zack Schuman/Nick Rosen-Wachs (C), 8-2

2. Zach Fenno/Danilo Acosta (B) def. Alex Chin/Tim Fuhriman, 8-6

3. Bryan Brown/Michael Johnsen (C) def. Brett Hine/Michael Reiss (B), 9-8 (5)

Singles Competition

1. Stein (B) def. Brown (C), 6-1, 6-1

2. Schuman (C) def. Rupasinghe (B), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)

3. Reiss (B) def. Fuhriman (C), 6-3, 6-0

4. Max Berger (B) def. Rosen-Wachs (C), 6-1, 6-3

5. Fenno (B) def. Chin (C), 6-0, 6-0

6. Acosta (B) def. Johnsen (C), 7-5, 6-4