BRUNSWICK, Maine – Four members of the Connecticut College men's tennis team competed at the ITA Regional Championship on Friday at Bowdoin College.
In morning doubles action, the duo of
Jules Taylor-Kerman (New York, N.Y.) and
Sigmund Winiecki (Jaffrey, N.H.) faced off against Bates' Eli Criss and Alex Park. The Camels put up a good fight but fell by an 8-6 final.
The day continued with singles play in the afternoon, with a pair of Camels competing in the A draw and two more in the B. All matches in the A draw were best of three sets, while matches in the B draw were decided by 8-game pro sets.
In the A draw,
Arjun Premkumar (Bangalore, India) started his day with a straight sets victory over Bates' Theo Sardain by a 6-3, 6-3 final. He then took on Babson's Jonah Wilson in the round of 32, where he was knocked out by a final of 6-4, 6-3.
Winiecki also picked up a win on the day, cruising to an 8-1 victory over Bates' Nico Ozer in the B draw. He then moved on to play Amherst's Ethan Ohm in the round of 32, but was eliminated in an 8-5 final.
Taylor-Kerman and
Walker Mulligan (Guilford, Conn.) also saw singles action on the day. Taylor-Kerman battled Williams' Shawn Berdia to a third set before falling 6-2, 6-7, 6-0 in the A draw, and Mulligan lost to Babson's Jose Gonzalez by a tally of 8-3 in the B draw.
Singles – A
Shawn Berdia (Williams) defeats
Jules Taylor-Kerman (Conn College), 6-2, 6-7, 6-0
Arjun Premkumar (Conn College) defeats Theo Sardain (Bates), 6-3, 6-3
Jonah Wilson (Babson) vs.
Arjun Premkumar (Conn College), 6-4, 6-3
Singles – B
Sigmund Winiecki (Conn College) defeats Nico Ozer (Bates), 8-1
Ethan Ohm (Amherst) defeats
Sigmund Winiecki (Conn College), 8-5
Jose Gonzalez (Babson) defeats
Walker Mulligan (Conn College), 8-3
Doubles
Eli Criss/Alex Park (Bates) defeat
Jules Taylor-Kerman/
Sigmund Winiecki (Conn College), 8-6