Ben Rosen went 2-0 with decisive victories at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in Bates' match against Tufts on April 22, 2016. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College) 

LEWISTON, Maine -- No. 13 nationally ranked Tufts came back from a 4-3 deficit to win the final two singles matches and defeat the No. 24 Bates men's tennis team 5-4 on Friday at the Wallach Tennis Center.

Bates (6-8, 2-4 NESCAC) took a 2-1 lead in doubles play. At No. 1, Chris Ellis and Ben Rosen defeated Nick Cary and Rob Jacobson 8-4, while at No. 2 Fergus Scott and Pat Ordway dfeated Jay Glickman and Griffin Brockman by the same score. 

Tufts (12-5, 5-3 NESCAC) averted a doubles sweep with an 8-6 win at third doubles, where Zain Ali and Danny Coran defeated Josh Leiner and Josh Quijano.

Rosen scored the first singles point for Bates with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Glickman at No. 1. The Jumbos countered with Kevin Kelly's 6-3, 6-4 win over Brent Feldman at No. 6. 

The remaining four matches were settled in third sets. Scott defeated Jacobson 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3, but Tufts kept pace with Cary's 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Quijano at No. 4.

Tufts tied the match for the first time at 4-4 when Coran edged Ordway in a pro set tiebreaker, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). All eyes turned to No. 2, where Ali came back to defeat Ellis 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Bates will host No. 9 Williams on Sunday at 2pm.