Middletown, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams dropped an 8-1 match to the No. 11 ranked Wesleyan University Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action in Middletown. Trinity falls to 5-4 overall while Wesleyan improves to 6-5. Sophomore Rex Glickman (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and senior tri-captain Ford Traff (Wayzata, Minn.) earned the lone victory in the No. 1 doubles spot with an 8-5 victory. Juniors Rutendo Matingo (Weston, Mass.) and William Boyd (Hillsborough, Calif.) fought hard in the No. 3 doubles spot for Trinity but ultimately fell, 9-8. The Bantams return to action on Saturday as they travel to Tufts to take on the Jumbos at 1 p.m.
Match Results
Doubles
1. TC - Rex Glickman/Ford Traff d. Zach Brint/Greg Lyon, 8-5
2. W - Michael Liu/Steven Chen d. Cam Smith/Carlos Ferreyros, 8-1
3. W - Joachim Samson/Sam Rudovsky d. Rutendo Matingo/William Boyd, 9-8 (3)
Singles
1. W - Michael Liu d. Rex Glickman, 6-1, 6-1
2. W - Steven Chen d. Ford Traff, 6-1, 6-4
3. W - Tiago Eusebio d. Rutendo Matingo, 6-3, 6-1
4. W - Joachim Samson d. Aaron Segel, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
5. W - Cameron Daniels d. William Boyd, 6-3, 6-2
6. W - Jake Roberts d. Carlos Ferreyros, 7-6 (2), 6-3
Wesleyan 8, Trinity (Conn.) 1
