Amherst, Mass. - The No. 5-seeded Trinity College Bantams pulled
off a mild upset on day one of the 2010 New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Tennis Championships, edging the
No. 4-seeded Bowdoin College Polar Bears by a 5-2 score at Amherst
College this afternoon. The Bantams, ranked No. 18 in the
nation, advance to tomorrow's tournament semifinal where
they will take on the top-seeded Panthers of Middlebury
College. Trinity, which avenges a 5-4 loss to the Polar Bears
during the regular season, improves to 13-5, while No.
13-ranked Bowdoin's season likely comes to an end at 10-6.
In doubles play, the Bantams pulled out jumped out to a 2-1 lead
with wins at both number one and two. In the top spot, Trinity
earned an 8-3 win from senior tri-captain Spencer Feldman
(Upper Brookville, N.Y.) and sophomore Anson
McCook (Miami, Fla.), while teammates Rich
Bonfiglio (Bronxville, N.Y.) and Dan Couzens (West
Hartford, Conn.) won, 8-5, at No. 2. The Polar Bears were
able to avoid the sweep with a tiebreaker win at number three from
Casey Grindon and Tyler Anderson. The Bowdoin pair
edged David Dessau (New York, N.Y.) and
Charles MCConnell (New York, N.Y.) from Trinity,
9-8 (7-2).
Bowdoin won just one of the first three singles matches to
finish, with that coming via a 6-2, 6-3 result from Grindon at
number five. While Grindon pulled off the win over McConnell from
Trinity, Bantam teammates McCook and Bonfiglio won in straight sets
at numbers two and three. McCook topped Nicholas Fenichell, 6-0,
6-3, while Bonfiglio topped Tyler Anderson, 7-5, 6-0. The
decisive fifth point was earned in come-from-behind fashion by
Couzens at No. 4. After dropping the first set 3-6 to Jamie Neeley,
Couzens pulled out 6-3 and 6-4 results in the second and third
frames to close out the match for the Bantams.
MATCH RESULTS
Singles
1. DNF
2. TC- Anson McCook d. Nicholas Fenichell, 6-0, 6-3
3. TC- Rich Bonfiglio d. Tyler Anderson, 7-5, 6-0
4. TC- Dan Couzens d. Jamie Neely, 3-6, 6-03, 6-4
5. B- Casey Grindon d. Charles McConnell, 6-2, 6-3
6. DNF
Doubles
1. TC- Spencer Feldman/McCook d. Stephen Sullivan/Neely, 8-3
2. TC- Bonfiglio/Couzens d. Kent Winningham/Alex Jacobs, 8-5
3. B- Grindon/Anderson d. David Dessau/McConnell, 9-8
Trinity (Conn.) 5, Bowdoin 2
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