Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College men's tennis team remained undefeated at home this season with a 5-4 win against in-state rival Wesleyan in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) action on Wednesday afternoon at the Assaiante Tennis Center. With their fifth straight home victory, the Bantams improved to 8-3 overall and 3-2 in league play, while the Cardinals dropped their second straight to move to 3-7 on the year and 1-4 in conference tilts.

Trinity got off to a quick start, taking two of three doubles matches to take and early 2-1 lead. At No. 1 doubles, the duo of senior Musyoka Mbithi (Roxbury, N.J.) and junior Ford Traff (Wayzata, Minn.) scored an 8-6 triumph. The Bantams clinched the doubles points as senior captains Daniel Carpenter (Wayzata, Minn.) and David Myers (Winnetka, Ill.) netted an 8-5 victory.

In singles play, the Bantams and the Cardinals split the six matches as Trinity secured its third conference win of the spring. Carpenter was dominant at No. 1, winning in straight sets for the second straight match. At No. 3, sophomore Rutendo Matingo (Weston, Mass.) scored a come-from-behind three-set victory for Trinity. After dropping the first set, he rallied to take the last two for the hosts. Trinity's other triumph in singles came at No. 5 as senior Ilya Levin (Wellesley, Mass.) recorded his fourth straight singles win for the Bantams.

Trinity returns to action on Saturday, April 18, with a home NESCAC match versus Hamilton at 10:00 a.m.