CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Skidmore College men's tennis team began play at the three-day MIT Invitational on Friday evening with matches against Brandeis and Amherst. The Thoroughbreds battled in doubles against Amherst followed by singles against Brandeis.
 

• Kyle Lundberg was the big winner for Skidmore on Friday. He won both of his matches. Lundberg and Adel Aissaoui brought down Amherst's Wang and Harrison 8-6.
• Later, in singles, Lundberg got matching 6-2 set wind to defeat Harrison Huai of Brandeis.
• The MIT Invitational continues Saturday morning. Skidmore will play against Babson in doubles (10 a.m.) and host MIT in singles (12 p.m.).

 
#20 Amherst College vs. #33 Skidmore College

1. Ellenbogen/Sillaste (AMHE) def. Goodman/Finkle (SKID) 8-1
2. Chepuri/Leung (AMHE) def. Mori/Bourn (SKID) 8-2
3. Lundberg/Aissaoui (SKID) def. Wang/Harrison (AMHE) 8-6

 
#21 Brandeis University vs. #31 Skidmore College

1. Dylan Walters (BRAN) def. Nika Mori (SKID) 6-2, 6-4
2. Tommy Harrison (BRAN) def. Yuval Goodman (SKID) 6-4, 6-1
3. Huasen Dong (BRAN) def. Josh Finkle (SKID) 7-5, 6-1
4. Alex Merson (BRAN) def. Louis Bourn (SKID) 6-4, 7-6(4)
5. Pierce Garbett (BRAN) def. Adel Aissaoui (SKID) 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-3
6. Kyle Lundberg (SKID) def. Harrison Huai (SKID) 6-2, 6-2
7. Aaron Bayse (BRAN) def. Fletcher King (SKID) 6-3, 6-4