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Men's Tennis Edged by Bowdoin in NESCAC Play in California

Claremont, Calif. – The Trinity College men's tennis team fell to Bowdoin, 6-3, on Thursday in a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) neutral site clash at the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges. With the loss, the Bantams move to 3-2 on the year and 0-1 in league play, while the Polar Bears improved to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in conference tilts with the victory.

Trinity gained an early advantage, winning two of three doubles matches to hold a 2-1 edge heading into singles play. The Bantam duo of junior Ford Traff (Wayzata, Minn.) and senior quad-captain Musyoka Mbithi (Roxbury, N.J.) scored an 8-4 triumph at No.1. Trinity's other point in doubles came at No. 2 as senior quad-captain David Myers (Winnetka, Ill.) and Daniel Carpenter (Wayzata, Minn.) also netted an 8-5 win.

In singles play, Bowdoin won five of six matches to rally for the conference victory. Carpenter was dominant for the Bantams at the No. 1 position, winning his match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Several of the matches were tightly contested as sophomore Rutendo Matingo (Weston, Mass.), Traff and senior quad-captain Ned Mandel (Chevy Chase, Md.) all dropped three-set thrillers at No. 3, 4 and 5, respectively.

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Carpenter

Daniel Carpenter

6' 1"
Senior
Ned Mandel

Ned Mandel

6' 3"
Senior
Rutendo Matingo

Rutendo Matingo

5' 7"
Sophomore
Musyoka Mbithi

Musyoka Mbithi

5' 8"
Senior
David Myers

David Myers

6' 2"
Senior
Ford Traff

Ford Traff

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Daniel Carpenter

Daniel Carpenter

6' 1"
Senior
Ned Mandel

Ned Mandel

6' 3"
Senior
Rutendo Matingo

Rutendo Matingo

5' 7"
Sophomore
Musyoka Mbithi

Musyoka Mbithi

5' 8"
Senior
David Myers

David Myers

6' 2"
Senior
Ford Traff

Ford Traff

6' 2"
Junior