Brent Feldman '17 won at fourth singles for the Bobcats against Hamilton. (File photo by Ellen Friedlander)

LEWISTON, Maine – No. 25 Bates College men's tennis swept Hamilton College, 9-0, in its first match against NESCAC competition on the season on Sunday evening at Merrill Indoor Gymnasium.

The Bobcats (2-3, 1-0 NESCAC) won five of six singles matches in straight sets after taking a 3-0 lead over the Continentals (3-2, 0-2 NESCAC) in doubles play.

Senior Timmy Berg (Bradenton, Fla.) and junior Pierre Planche (Natick, Mass.) teamed for an 8-2 win at first doubles while seniors Peter Yanofsky (Belmont, Mass.) and Ben Bogard (Lido Beach, N.Y.) won 8-3 at No. 2, and senior Eric Ruta (Ridgewood, N.J.) and first-year Christopher Ellis (Shrewsbury, Mass.) snagged an 8-4 win at the No. 3 spot.

Berg, Planche, and Ellis emerged victorious at first, second, and third singles respectively. First-year Brent Feldman (Waccabuc, N.Y.) captured a 6-2, 6-2 win on court No. 4, junior Henry Lee (Sag Harbor, N.Y.) won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5, and first-year Patrick Ordway (Falmouth, Maine) recorded a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 6 position.

Next, Bates hosts MIT on Friday at 4 p.m.

No. 25 Bates College 9, Hamilton College 0

March 9, 2014 at Lewiston, Maine (Merrill Indoor Gymnasium)

Doubles:

No. 1 – Timmy Berg/Pierre Planche (BAT) defeat James Oliver/Ben Swett (HAM), 8-2

No. 2 – Peter Yanofsky/Ben Bogard (BAT) defeat Matthew Billet/Ian Antonoff (HAM), 8-3

No. 3 – Eric Ruta/Chris Ellis (BAT) defeat Max McKee-Proctor/Austin Lokre (HAM), 8-4

Singles:

No. 1 – Timmy Berg (BAT) defeats James Oliver (HAM), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

No. 2 – Pierre Planche (BAT) defeats Jonathan Cohen (HAM), 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 – Chris Ellis (BAT) defeats Ben Swett (HAM), 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 – Brent Feldman (BAT) defeats Ian Antonoff (HAM), 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 – Henry Lee (BAT) defeats Matthew Billet (HAM), 6-4, 6-1

No. 6 – Patrick Ordway (BAT) defeats Jack Vissicchio (HAM), 6-3, 6-1