By Denise Bonilla '21

MYSTIC, Conn. – The Connecticut College men's tennis team dropped its match against Bates by a 9-0 decision on Sunday evening.
 
Though the Bobcats captured all of the doubles matches, the Camels had notable performances from the No. 1 and 2 positions. At the No. 1 spot, the Bobcats narrowly clipped junior Julian Tien (Barrington, R.I.) and senior Zak Danz (West Tisbury, Mass.) by a final score of 8-5. Additionally, sophomore Aaron Fleishman (Brookline, Mass.) and senior Brian Gould (Lebanon, Conn.) teamed up at the No. 2 spot to have the closest match of the day, falling to their opponents by a score of 8-6.

Fleishman was also competitive at the No. 4 singles position, earning a 6-1 set win over his opponent before falling in subsequent sets by scores of 6-2 and 10-3.
 
Connecticut College (0-6, NESCAC East 0-4) has completed NESCAC East action.
 
Full Results:
 
No. 1 Doubles: Nick Forester & Nikesh Desai (Bates) def. Julian Tien & Zak Danz, 8-5
No. 2 Doubles: Alex Kennedy & Alexander Gujarathi (Bates) def. Brian Gould & Aaron Fleishman, 8-6
No. 3 Doubles: Cameron Kania & Thorne Kieffer (Bates) def. David Poudrier & Sean Jenkins, 8-3
 
No. 1 Singles: Forester (Bates) def. Tien, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Singles: Kania (Bates) def. Danz, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Singles: Gujarathi (Bates) def. Poudrier, 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Singles: Koida (Bates) def. Fleishman, 1-6, 6-2, 10-3
No. 5 Singles: Desai (Bates) def. Jenkins, 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 Singles: Kennedy (Bates) def. Walter Komishane 6-3, 6-2