Men's Tennis

May 17, 2006

Tigers Defeated in Quarterfinals by Middlebury

Trinity (15-8) lost two out of three doubles matches to start the day, and then Middlebury swept three singles matches to clinch the victory. 

Middlebury advances to tomorrow's NCAA Semifinal match against top seed Gustavus Adolphus, which won 4-0 over Swarthmore today. 

Trinity's John Matthews and D.J. Petros will continue in the individual singles and doubles tournament, beginning May 20.  Matthews has made the singles draw, while Matthews and Petros are in the doubles competition.  Stu Row is an alternate for the singles tournament.

Head Coach Butch Newman led the Tigers to their 12th appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals - including their fifth consecutive trip.  Trinity defeated Pacific Lutheran 4-0 on May 7 to advance to today's championships event.  The Tigers also won their 13th straight SCAC Championship at the end of April, earning Newman his ninth SCAC Men's Coach of the Year award.

SINGLES
2. Ari Beilin (MC) def. Stu Row (TU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Nathan Edmunds (MC) def. Oliver Gaines (TU) 6-4, 6-0
4. Conrad Olson (MC) def. D.J. Petros (TU) 6-1, 6-0

Unfinished singles matches:
1. Brian Waldron (MC) led John Matthews (TU) 7-6
5. Salih Unsal (MC) led James Furr (TU) 6-3, 5-2
6. Alex Scott (MC) led Ryan DeSantis (TU) 6-2, 4-1

DOUBLES
1. Scott/Beilin (MC) def. Matthews/Petros (TU) 8-3
3. Waldron/Unsal (MC) def. Row/Furr (TU) 8-6

Unfinished doubles match:
2. Gaines/DeSantis (TU) and Edmunds/Bergesen (MC) tied 6-6