NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Bates men's tennis team picked up a NESCAC win Saturday morning, defeating Connecticut College on the road by a final score of 8-1.

The Bobcats (3-5, 1-2 NESCAC) got off to a strong start in doubles play against the Camels (5-5, 0-3 NESCAC), as first-year Paul Zhou (Beijing, China) and sophomore Nikesh Desai (Hopkinton, Mass.) cruised to an 8-2 win at No. 3 over Conn. College's Jules Taylor-Kerman and Sean Jenkins. 

Then junior Leo Kupferman (Montclair, N.J.) and junior captain Teddy Koide (Morristown, N.J.) teamed up to defeat David Poudrier and Evan Aoki-Goldsmith by a count of 8-4 at No. 2 doubles. Bates finished off the doubles sweep with sophomores Alexander Gujarathi (Plymouth, Mass.) and Matthew Danielson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) winning 8-6 at No. 1 doubles over Julian Tien and Henry De Coster.

In singles play, junior captain Nick Forester (Falmouth, Maine) made quick work of Tien at No. 1, winning 6-4, 6-1. Then sophomore Aaron Ramos (Englewood, N.J.) clinched the match for Bates with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Jenkins at No. 6 singles.

Sophomore Alexander Archer (Austin, Texas) earned a hard-fought win at No. 5 singles, prevailing 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-5 over Aaron Fleishman. 

Koide and Danielson backed up their wins in doubles with wins in singles as well, with Koide winning 6-0, 6-4 at No. 4 over Taylor-Kerman and Danielson prevailing 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 over Poudrier.

The Bobcats are back in action Sunday at 10am when they take on Trinity in NESCAC action. 

Bates 8, Connecticut College 1
April 2, 2022 at New London, Conn.

Doubles
1. Alexander Gujarathi/Matthew Danielson (Bates) def. Julian Tien/Henry De Coster (Conn.) 8-6
2. Leo Kupferman/Teddy Koide (Bates) def. David Poudrier/Evan Aoki-Goldsmith (Conn.) 8-4
3. Paul Zhou/Nikesh Desai (Bates) def. Jules Taylor-Kerman/Sean Jenkins (Conn.) 8-2

Singles
1. Nick Forester (Bates) def. Tien (Conn.) 6-4, 6-1
2. De Coster (Conn.) def. Kupferman (Bates) 7-6 (5), 6-0
3. Danielson (Bates) def. Poudrier (Conn.) 6-2, 6-2
4. Koide (Bates) def. Taylor-Kerman (Conn.) 6-0, 6-4
5. Alexander Archer (Bates) def. Aaron Fleishman (Conn.) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-5
6. Aaron Ramos (Bates) def. Jenkins (Conn.) 6-1, 6-2