AMHERST, MA – The Trinity College men's tennis team fell to No. 13-ranked Amherst College, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Bantams drop to 5-3 overall and 0-3 in NESCAC play, while the Mammoths improve to 8-3 (2-1 NESCAC).

Trinity's lone point came from first-year Alex Edstrom in the No. 3 singles spot. Edstrom battled through a tough match against Amherst's Aldiyar Abzhan, ultimately prevailing in a tiebreaker.

Match Results

Doubles
Andreas Sillaste / Spencer Leung (A) def. John Pope / Brandon Felcher (T) 6-2
Rex Harrison / Edred Opie (A) def. Andrew Nelson / Pierce Rutledge (T) 6-4
Sujit Chepuri / Albert Hu (A) def. Jack Ginter / Benjamin Singer (T) 6-2

Singles
Andreas Sillaste (A) def. John Pope (T) 6-1, 6-2
Edred Opie (A) def. Luca Garbati (T) 6-1, 6-2
Alex Edstrom (T) def. Aldiyar Abzhan (A) 7-6(0), 2-6, [1-0(0)]
Sujit Chepuri (A) def. Andrew Nelson (T) 4-6, 7-5, [10-5]
Rex Harrison (A) def. Pierce Rutledge (T) 6-2, 6-4
George Chaidemenos (A) def. Brandon Felcher (T) 6-3, 6-1

Trinity looks to bounce back on Sunday, March 30, when they host Hamilton College at 2 p.m. in the Trinity Memorial Field House.

TRINITY ATHLETICS