HADLEY, Mass. -- The Bates men's tennis doubles team of sophomore Phillippe Kosyagin and junior captain Theo Sardain have earned second team All-NESCAC honors, as announced Wednesday by the New England Small College Athletic Conference. 

Kosyagin (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Sardain (Dedham, Mass.) teamed up at No. 1 doubles all season for the Bobcats, earning a number of key victories on their way to an overall record of 10-12. They won nine of their final 14 matches of the season, including a six-match winning streak that started in mid-February and spanned nearly a month. 

Highlights for the duo this year included a 7-6 (7-4) win over the doubles team from No. 3 nationally ranked Tufts, a 7-6 (7-5) victory over the doubles team from No. 25 MIT, and a convincing 6-2 win over the doubles team from No. 15 Wesleyan. 

This is the first All-NESCAC honor of Kosyagin's career. Sardain repeats as a second team All-NESCAC doubles selection, having also earned it last year when partnered with Alexander Gujarathi '24.