Bates men's tennis fell 8-1 at fourth-ranked Amherst on April 24, 2015. (File Photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

AMHERST, Mass. -- Bates first-year student Ben Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y.) scored a rousing three-set victory over Andrew Scheiner at No. 5 singles, but it was the No. 20 nationally ranked Bobcats' only point in an 8-1 defeat at No. 4 Amherst on Friday.

With the win, Amherst improves to 18-4 overall (7-0 NESCAC) and has now won nine consecutive matches. Bates moves to 9-7 on the season, 4-3 in league play. 

The Bobcats finish the regular season on Sunday at Williams (1pm), possibly with a berth in the six-team NESCAC Championship tournament at stake.

Amherst swept the three doubles matches, with the most competitive match at the No. 1 spot, where Aaron Revzin and Michael Solimano defeated Bates' All-America duo, senior Pierre Planche (Natick, Mass.) and sophomore Chris Ellis (Shrewsbury, Mass.), by an 8-3 score.

Planche moved on to a three-set loss at No. 1 singles to Andrew Yaraghi, but the Jeffs won handily at second, third, fourth and sixth singles.

#4 Amherst College 8, #20 Bates College 1
April 24, 2015 at Amherst, Mass.

Doubles 
1. Aaron Revzin/Michael Solimano (AMHM) def. Pierre Planche/Christopher Ellis (BATES) 8-3
2. Andrew Yaraghi/Anton Zykov (AMHM) def. Henry Lee/Patrick Ordway (BATES) 8-0
3. Russell Einbinder/Andrew Scheiner (AMHM) def. Adam Schwartz/Ben Rosen (BATES) 8-1

Singles 
1. Andrew Yaraghi (AMHM) def. Pierre Planche (BATES) 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
2. Michael Solimano (AMHM) def. Christopher Ellis (BATES) 6-2, 6-1
3. Aaron Revzin (AMHM) def. Adam Schwartz (BATES) 6-3, 6-2
4. Sean Rodriguez (AMHM) def. Brent Feldman (BATES) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ben Rosen (BATES) def. Andrew Scheiner (AMHM) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
6. Andrew Arnaboldi (AMHM) def. Patrick Ordway (BATES) 6-3, 6-1