HARTFORD, Conn. — In a midweek matchup against New England Small Athletic Conference foe Amherst College, Henry Bilicic (Del Mar, Calif) and rookie partner Rico Buoro (San Paulo, Brazil) notched a win at No. 1 doubles in the Trinity College men's tennis 8-1 loss at Assaiante Tennis Center on Tuesday. The Bantams fell to 5-8 overall and 1-5 in the league, while the Mammoths moved to 8-4 and 4-3. Trinity sets out for Tufts University on April 15 for a 10 a.m. match.

After a slow start at No. 1 doubles, Bilicic and Buoro stood strong in an 8-3 victory to secure the final doubles match point. Bilicic trailed by 4-1 in the opening set before rallying back for a close 7-5 win at No. 1 singles against Edred Opie. The junior narrowly dropped the second set, 7-5, before a tight 10-7 loss in the third set. Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion (Lima, Peru) battled hard in the first set at No. 2 singles with a close 7-5 loss.
 

MATCH RESULTS
Trinity College v. Amherst College 

Doubles  
1. TC - Henry Bilicic/Rico Buoro d. Edred Opie/Kobe Ellenbogen (8-3) 
2. AC - Shaw Rhinelander/Jakob Esterowitz d. Pierce Rutledge/Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion (8-6)
3. AC - Sujit Chepuri/Georgios Chaidemenos d. Jack Ginter/Kartik Erodula (8-3) 

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles 
1. AC - Edred Opie d. Henry Bilicic (5-7, 7-5, 10-7) 
2. AC - Kobe Ellenbogen d. Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion (7-5, 6-0) 
3. AC - Jakob Esterowitz d. Rico Buoro (6-1, 6-4) 
4. AC - Marshall Leung d. Jack Ginter (6-4, 6-1) 
5. AC - Sujit Chepuri d. Pierce Rutledge (6-2, 6-4) 
6. AC - Georgios Chaidemenos d. Kartik Erodula (6-1, 6-1) 

Trinity (Conn.) 1, Amherst 8