NEW LONDON, Conn. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams earned a 7-2 win over the Connecticut College Camels in their final New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis match of the 2021-22 regular season, clinching its first appearance in the post-season since 2015 with the pivotal victory. Senior tri-captains
Ross DeRose (Buffalo, N.Y.) and
Dylan Powell (Warwick, Bermuda) teamed up for an 8-5 win at first doubles, while sophomore
Henry Bilicic (Del Mar, Calif.) and first-year
Jack Ginter (Phoenixville, Pa.) did the same at second doubles on a tiebreaker to give the Bantams a 2-1 lead after doubles play. All four also won in singles, along with Trinity senior tri-captain
Charles Kilborn (Winnetka, Ill.).
MATCH RESULTS
Doubles
1. TC-
Ross DeRose/
Dylan Powell d. Aoki-Goldsmith/Poudrier, 8-5
2. TC-
Henry Bilicic/
Jack Ginter d. DeCoster/Tien, 8-7 (5)
3. CC- Fleischman/Taylor-Kerman d.
Pierce Rutledge/
Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion, 8-4
Singles
1. TC- DeRose d. Tien, 6-2, 6-2
2. TC- Bilicic d. DeCoster, 6-3, 6-2
3. CC- Fleischman d. Sanchez-Carrion, 6-3, 6-2
4. TC- Ginter d. Poudrier, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 10-7
5. TC-
Charles Kilborn d. Taylor-Kerman, 6-4, 6-3
6. TC- Powell d. Serhant, 6-0, 6-1
Trinity (Conn.) 7, Connecticut College 2