The team of Christopher Ellis and Pierre Planche picked up the number win in number one doubles against Johns Hopkins University on March 21, 2015. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College).

BALTIMORE, Md. - The No. 16 Bates men's tennis team fell in the final match in Maryland, dropping an 8-1 decision to No. 7 Johns Hopkins University 8-1 on Saturday morning at Johns Hopkins University.

Bates (5-4) picked up the lone win over Johns Hopkins (3-4) in number one doubles play. The duo of Christopher Ellis (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Pierre Planche (Natick, Mass.) battled to a 9-8 victory over Mike Buxbaum and Emerson Walsh to give the Bobcats the score.

In singles competition, Christopher Ellis took Jeremy Dubin to three sets, winning the first set 6-4 before falling in the second two sets 6-1, 6-4. Ben Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y.) also battled to three sets, bouncing back from a 7-6 loss to Tanner Brown to take the second set 6-3, before falling in the third set.

Bates returns to action on March 28 when the Bobcats host Brandeis at 3:00 p.m.

Johns Hopkins 8, Bates 1
March 21, 2015 in Baltimore, Md.

Doubles

1. Christopher Ellis/Pierre Planche (BC) def. Mike Buxbaum/Emerson Walsh (JHUM) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Tanner Brown/Erik Lim (JHUM) def. Henry Lee/Patrick Ordway (BC) 8-1
3. Nicholas Garcia/Noah Joachim (JHUM) def. Josh Leiner/Ben Rosen (BC) 8-5

Singles

1. Mike Buxbaum (JHUM) def. Pierre Planche (BC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Jeremy Dubin (JHUM) def. Christopher Ellis (BC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. Noah Joachim (JHUM) def. Brent Feldman (BC) 6-4, 7-5
4. Tanner Brown (JHUM) def. Ben Rosen (BC) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
5. Erik Lim (JHUM) def. Patrick Ordway (BC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jensen Reiter (JHUM) def. Josh Leiner (BC) 6-0, 6-2