Chris Ellis '17 won at third singles and third doubles for the Bobcats. (File photo by Ellen Friedlander)

LEWISTON, Maine – Senior Timmy Berg, junior Pierre Planche, and first-year Christopher Ellis helped account for five points as No. 25 Bates College men's tennis beat Babson College, 7-2, in its home opener on Friday night in Merrill Gym.

The Bobcats (1-3) captured a 2-1 lead after doubles play and won five of the six singles matches to top the visiting Beavers (1-4).

Berg (Bradenton, Fla.) and Planche (Natick, Mass.) teamed at the top doubles spot to win 8-5 while senior Eric Ruta (Ridgewood, N.J.) and Ellis (Shrewsbury, Mass.) paired to pick up an 8-4 victory at the No. 3 spot.

At the top of the singles lineup, Berg snagged a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1, Planche emerged victorious 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot, and Ellis won 6-4, 7-5 in the third position.

Junior Henry Lee (Sag Harbor, N.Y.) gained a 6-0, 6-0 victory on singles court No. 5, and first-year Patrick Ordway (Falmouth, Maine) recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win at sixth singles.

Next, Bates hosts Hamilton on Sunday at 3 p.m.

No. 25 Bates College 7, Babson College 2

March 7, 2014 at Lewiston, Maine (Merrill Indoor Gymnasium)

Doubles:

No. 1 – Timmy Berg/Pierre Planche (BAT) defeat Roberto Perez/Victor Vu (BAB), 8-5

No. 2 – Ramone Doyley/Connor DeFiore (BAB) defeat Peter Yanofsky/Ben Bogard (BAT), 8-6

No. 3 – Eric Ruta/Christopher Ellis (BAT) defeat Isaac Thylen/Saif Rahim (BAB), 8-4

Singles:

No. 1 – Timmy Berg (BAT) defeats Roberto Perez (BAB), 6-2, 6-3

No. 2 – Pierre Planche (BAT) defeats Victor Vu (BAB), 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 – Christopher Ellis (BAT) defeats Isaac Thylen (BAB), 6-4, 7-5

No. 4 – Ramone Doyley (BAB) defeats Brent Feldman (BAT), 0-6, 7-5, 7-5

No. 5 – Henry Lee (BAT) defeats Connor DeFiore (BAB), 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 – Patrick Ordway (BAT) defeats Saif Rahim (BAB), 6-2, 6-2