LEWISTON, Maine —
Henry Bilicic (Del Mar, Calif.) notched a pair of wins at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles along with partner
Rico Buoro (San Paulo, Brazil) at Bates College on Sunday. The Bantams dropped to 5-10 on the season and 1-6 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, while the Bobcats improved to 7-8 and 4-6. Trinity rounds out the season with back-to-back home games next weekend with the first match at 2 p.m. against Bowdoin College on April 22.
Bilicic and Buoro battled tough at No. 1 doubles in an 8-7 win capped off by a close 8-6 tiebreaker set. In the No. 1 solo match, Bilicic boasted two-straight sents for the Navy & Gold's second match point of the day. In a three-set match at No. 3 singles, Buoro rallied back in the second set with a 6-3 victory after dropping the first, 6-1. The first-year narrowly fell 6-4 in the third set, whileÂ
Kartik Erodula (Hamden, Conn.) had strong match at No. 6 singles in a 6-4, 7-6 (5) loss.
MATCH RESULTS
Trinity College v. Bates College
Doubles
1. TU -
Henry Bilicic/
Rico Buoro d. Cameron Davis-Kania/Alexander Gujarathi, (8-7 (8-6))
2. BC - Matthew Danielson/Leo Kupferman d.
Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion/
Pierce Rutledge, (8-4)
2. BC - Teddy Koide/Nicholas Forester d.
Jack Ginter/
Kartik Erodula, (8-6)
Singles
1. TU -
Henry Bilicic d. Cameron Davis-Kania, (6-3, 6-3)
2. BC - Alexander Gujarathi d.
Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion, (6-4, 6-1)
3. BC - Leo Kupferman d.
Rico Buoro, (6-1, 3-6, 6-4)
4. BC - Nicholas Forester d.
Jack Ginter, (6-0, 6-4)
5. BC - Teddy Koide d.
Pierce Rutledge, (6-4, 6-2)
6. BC - Matthew Danielson d.
Kartik Erodula, (6-4, 7-6 (5))