WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Bates men's tennis team gave the No. 7 nationally ranked Williams College Ephs all they could handle in an 8-1 road loss Saturday afternoon.
In doubles play, junior
Leo Kupferman (Montclair, N.J.) and junior captain
Teddy Koide (Morristown, N.J.) lost in a tiebreaker at No. 3, 8-7 (7-5) to the Ephs' Michael Medvedev and Jack Truwit.
The Bobcats also played well at No. 1 and 2 doubles, falling 8-4 in both matches.
After losing at No. 1 doubles, sophomore
Alexander Gujarathi (Plymouth, Mass.) picked up a win at No. 3 singles, prevailing 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 over Karan Amin of Williams.
Junior captain
Nick Forester (Falmouth, Maine) didn't play a doubles match on Saturday, but did play at No. 1 singles, and nearly rallied to beat Chase Cohen before falling 6-1, 4-6, 10-5.
Sophomore
Matthew Danielson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) also fought hard, both at No. 1 doubles with Gujarathi and at No. 4 singles, where he made Shawn Berdia work hard in the first set before ultimately falling 7-5, 6-1.
The Bobcats (1-3, 0-1 NESCAC) look to bounce back Sunday afternoon when they visit Middlebury for a match that gets underway at 2pm.
#7 Williams 8, Bates 1
March. 12, 2022 at Williamstown, Mass.
Doubles
1. Matt Kandel/Chase Cohen (Williams) def.
Alexander Gujarathi/
Matthew Danielson (Bates) 8-4
2. Shawn Berdia/Karan Amin (Williams) def.
Paul Zhou/
Nikesh Desai (Bates) 8-4
3. Michael Medvedev/Jack Truwit (Williams) def.
Leo Kupferman/
Teddy Koide (Bates) 8-7 (7-5)
Singles
1. Cohen (Williams) def.
Nick Forester (Bates) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
2. Kandel (Williams) def. Kupferman (Bates) 6-2, 6-2
3. Gujarathi (Bates) def. Amin (Williams) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
4. Berdia (Williams) def. Danielson (Bates) 7-5, 6-1
5. Medvedev (Williams) def. Desai (Bates) 6-4, 6-1
6. Kirun Cheung (Williams) def.
Aaron Ramos (Bates) 6-3, 6-0
