MEDFORD, Mass. — On the road, the Trinity College men's tennis team fell, 9-0, at Tufts University on Saturday despite two close tiebreaker matches at No. 1 doubles and solo matches. The Bantams moved to 5-9 overall and 1-6 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, while the Jumbos improved to 14-0 and 8-0. Trinity remains on the road at Bates College for a 10 a.m. match on Sunday.

At No. 1 doubles, Henry Bilicic (Del Mar, Calif.) and Rico Buoro (San Paulo, Brazil) had the potential for the match point in the 8-7 (4) loss against Rishabh Sharda and Josh Belandres. Bilicic had a close three-set match at No. 1 singles with Sharda to even the match 1-1 with a 7-6 (5) win despite dropping the opening set 6-2. The Jumbo remained solid in the No. 1 solo match with a close 10-7 victory over the junior.

MATCH RESULTS
Trinity College v. Tufts University

Doubles
1. TU - Rishabh Sharda/Josh Belandres d. Henry Bilicic/Rico Buoro, (8-7 (4))
2. TU - Mauricio Gutierrez/Aarush Ganji d. Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion/Pierce Rutledge, (8-4)
3. TU - Sacha Maes/Oliver Obeid d. Jack Ginter/Kartik Erodula, (8-3)

Singles
1. TU - Rishabh Sharda d. Henry Bilicic, (6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-7)
2. TU - Josh Belandres d. Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion, (6-2, 6-3)
3. TU - Aarush Ganji d. Rico Buoro, (6-3, 6-2)
4. TU - Oliver Obeid d. Jack Ginter, (6-1, 6-2)
5. TU - Matthew Cashin d. Pierce Rutledge, (6-3, 6-4)
6. TU - Sacha Maes d. Kartik Erodula, (6-0, 6-0)

Trinity (Conn.) 0, Tufts 9