Trinity Men's Tennis Drops Heartbreaker To Bowdoin In First Dual Match

Pomona, Calif. - Tyler Anderson (Norwich, Vt.) defeated Nick White (Wellesley, Mass.), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the No. 5 singles match to lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 5-4 victory over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this evening at Pomona-Pitzer.  Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 12 in the nation, falls to 0-1 overall and in the NESCAC, while the Polar Bears, ranked No. 4 in the Northeast and No. 11 nationally, improve to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the league.

Trinity led, 2-1, after doubles play and wins by senior co-captains David Yahng (Hong Kong) and Gautam Samarth (Pune, India) increased the Bantam advantage to 4-2 with three matches yet undecided.  The Polar Bears won all three in tightly contested, three-set matches.

MATCH RESULTS
Singles
1. B - Stephen Sullivan d. Spencer Feldman, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2) B - Oscar Pena d. Anson McCook, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3
3) TC - Gautam Samarth d. Alex White, 6-1, 6-3
4) TC - David Yahng d. Alex Caughron, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3
5) B - Tyler Anderson d. Nick White, 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3
6) B - Jamie Neely d. Blake Toder, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1) TC - Feldman/Yahng d. White/Pena, 8-4
2) B - Neely/Sullivan d. McCook/White, 8-2
3) TC - Samarth/Charles McConnell d. Anderson/Josh Cranin, 8-5