WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Skidmore College (12-8) rallied from a 2-1 deficit after doubles play to defeat UMass Boston 5-2 in a First Round match of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament being played on the campus of Williams College.
With the win Skidmore improves to 3-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament play and advances to a Second Round match versus MIT to be played at Williams College at 9:30 AM. UMass Boston, the Little East Conference champions, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance, saw its record fall to 14-4 on the year as Skidmore stopped the Beacons' win streak at 12.
Play in the match started outside, but was moved inside when rain intruded while the teams were warming up for the singles matches.
The Thoroughbreds of Skidmore College opened the match by claiming the first point, recording an 8-0 win at three doubles that was authored by
Gabe Steerman and
Miles Ransom.
The UMass Boston Beacons responded, however, by capturing wins at one and two doubles to fashion a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.
UMass Boston tied the match at one all when Sean Cullen and David Hernandez registered an 8-6 win at one doubles.
The win that gave the Beacons the 2-1 lead after doubles play came via a tiebreaker at number two, where the UMass Boston duo of Charles Lai and Alex Loyer opened up a 5-2 lead and bumped that to a 7-3 lead, before Skidmore's Kit Green-Sanderson and
Nick Tong stormed back to tie the match at seven all. The Beacons broke the Thoroughbreds' next serve, but the Skidmore duo returned the favor to force the tiebreak evening the score at eight.
Serving first Skidmore collected the first point, but the Beacons took the next two. Another point from Skidmore tied it at two, before Lai and Loyer ripped off four straight points to take a 6-2 lead. An ace by Skidmore's Kit Green-Sanderson narrowed the score to 6-3, before Loyer ended the match with a drop shot from his right to the left side of the court.
Trailing 2-1 after doubles the Thoroughbreds got down to business in singles play, winning four matches in straight sets to move into the Second Round. Skidmore's number two singles player
Miles Ransom won 6-1, 6-0 to tie the match at two all.
Jeremy Sherpa's 6-0, 6-2 win at one singles gave the Thoroughbreds the lead for good. Next off the court with a win for Skidmore was number four
Gabe Steerman who won 6-3, 6-0.
Danny Knight then closed out the match with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) win at number three.
NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament
UMass-Boston vs Skidmore College
May 09, 2013 at
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
FINAL
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Skidmore College |
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UMass-Boston |
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5 |
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2 |
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#1 SINGLES |
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3 |
Notes |
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Sean Cullen, UMass-Boston |
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2 |
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Order of finish: 5 |
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Jimmy Sherpa, Skidmore College |
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6 |
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#2 SINGLES |
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3 |
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David Hernandez, UMass-Boston |
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0 |
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Order of finish: 4 |
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Miles Ransom, Skidmore College |
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6 |
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#3 SINGLES |
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3 |
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Alex Loyer, UMass-Boston |
2 |
6 |
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Order of finish: 7 |
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Danny Knight, Skidmore College |
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7 |
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#4 SINGLES |
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3 |
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Charles Lai, UMass-Boston |
3 |
0 |
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Order of finish: 6 |
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Gabe Steerman, Skidmore College |
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6 |
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#5 SINGLES |
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3 |
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Seth Shavers, UMass-Boston |
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0 |
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Jonah Epstein, Skidmore College |
6 |
2 |
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#6 SINGLES |
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3 |
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Eglis Bizhoti, UMass-Boston |
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1 |
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Kit Green-Sanderson, Skidmore College |
6 |
1 |
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#1 DOUBLES |
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3 |
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Sean Cullen/David Hernandez, UMass-Boston |
8 |
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Order of finish: 2 |
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Jimmy Sherpa/Danny Knight, Skidmore College |
6 |
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#2 DOUBLES |
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3 |
Notes |
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Charles Lai/Alex Loyer, UMass-Boston |
9 |
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Order of finish: 3 |
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Kit Green-Sanderson/Nick Tong, Skidmore College |
8 |
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#3 DOUBLES |
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3 |
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Eglis Bizhoti/Seth Shavers, UMass-Boston |
0 |
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Order of finish: 1 |
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Gabe Steerman/Miles Ransom, Skidmore College |
8 |
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Match Notes |
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Skidmore College 12-8 |
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UMass-Boston 14-4 |
