Tennis 2017:

[Tom Nolette]

Husson Athletics‏ @HussonEagles
Men's Outdoor Track & Field School Records Fall At Corsair Classic
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[Tom Nolette]

Bates College‏ @BatesCollege
Feature story: Allison Hill '17 hurdles heartbreak to All-America honors: http://bit.ly/2n2rwRH
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[Tom Nolette]

COLBY: BOWDOIN WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS MULES

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Colby College's Jamie Pine fell 7-5, 7-5 at fifth singles in the closest match of the day for the Mules in a 9-0 loss to fourth-ranked Bowdoin College on Sunday in NESCAC women's tennis

Colby drops to 6-3 overall heading into Thursday's 4 p.m. match with Husson University.

Bowdoin 9, Colby 0
Doubles
1: Joulia Likhanskaia/Samantha Stalder, B, d. Lydia Venditti/Gabriela Venditti, 8-1
2: Tess Trinka/Pilar Giffenig, B, d. Maddie Lupone/Jamie Pine, 8-0
3: Sasa Jovanovic/Tasha Christ, B, d. Aleks Piibe/Emily Dyckman, 9-7
Singles
1: Likhanskaia, B, d. L. Venditti, 6-0, 6-0
2: Trinka, B, d. G. Venditti, 6-1, 6-3
3: Stalder, B, d. Lupone, 6-0, 6-0
4: Christ, B, d. Piibe, 6-3, 6-0
5: Giffenig, B, d. Pine, 7-5, 7-5
6: Jovanovic, B, d. Dyckman, 6-0, 6-0

[Tom Nolette]

Colby College Tennis‏ @ColbyCoachCohen
For those who don't know Vlad off court, here is a glimpse at the future Dr. Octavian Murad - http://gocolbymules.com/sports/mten/201 ... vladmurad5 … #hadtogooglecholeric

[Tom Nolette]

COLBY MEN'S TENNIS NOW 29TH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

WATERVILLE, Maine -- The Colby College men's tennis team is ranked 29th in the country in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III rankings.

The Mules moved up eight spots from the last ranking of 37th. Colby also is ranked 10th in the tough ITA Northeast Region.

Vlad Murad is 27th nationally in singles play and he and doubles partner Carl Reid are ranked 22nd in the country. Murad is sixth in singles in the Northeast and Reid is 10th, while the duo is 10th in doubles play.

Colby has a big match Wednesday at 4 p.m. at 40th-ranked Bates College.

Oracle/ITA Division III Men's National Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
March 30, 2017
Rank School Previous
1 Emory University 1
2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2
3 Bowdoin College 3
4 Middlebury College 4
5 Univ. of Chicago 5
6 Washington University in St. Louis 6
7 Carnegie Mellon University 7
8 Wesleyan University 10
9 Williams College 13
10 Univ. of Redlands 8
11 Pomona-Pitzer 9
12 Case Western Reserve University 11
13 Whitman College 12
14 Amherst College 15
15 Trinity University (TX) 16
16 University of Mary Washington 21
17 The University of Texas at Tyler 20
18 Univ. of the South 23
19 Tufts University 14
20 Johns Hopkins University 17
21 MIT 22
22 Skidmore College 26
23 Kalamazoo College 18
24 Kenyon College 25
25 Washington & Lee University 33
26 Lewis and Clark College (OR) 31
27 North Carolina Wesleyan NR
28 New York University 29
29 Colby College 37
30 College of New Jersey 40
31 Gustavus Adolphus College 19
32 Brandeis University 30
33 Christopher Newport University 28
34 Southwestern University (TX) 39
35 Whittier College NR
36 Coe College 36
37 Swarthmore College NR
38 Stevens Institute of Technology 38
39 Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater 24
40 Bates College 27

[Tom Nolette]

Thomas Athletics‏ @ThomasAth
MTEN RECAP: Men's Tennis Blanks Lyndon for Fourth Straight Win, 9-0
http://thomasathletics.com/sports/mten/ ... 0404ufp4wh …

[Tom Nolette]

NO. 29 COLBY MEN'S TENNIS DROPS MATCH

LEWISTON, Maine -- Vlad Murad fought back for a win at second singles for the 29th-ranked Colby College men's tennis team in a 7-2 loss at 40th-ranked Bates College on Wednesday.

The Bobcats took two of the three doubles matches to get out to an early lead in the match. Zale Shah and Scott Altmeyer won 8-3 at third doubles for Colby.

Murad had a tough match against second singles player Chris Ellis and fell 7-6 in the opening set. However, the Colby senior pulled out back-to-back 6-4 victories to earn the match.

Bates 7, Colby 2
Doubles
1: Ben Rosen/Chris Ellis, B, d. Carl Reid/Vlad Murad, 8-3
2: Pat Ordway/Adam Schwartz, B, d. Shaw Speer/Cam Hillier, 9-7
3: Zale Shah/Scott Altmeyer, C, d. Josh Quijano/Josh Leiner, 8-3
Singles
1: Rosen, B, d. Reid, 6-2, 6-1
2: Murad, C, d. Ellis, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4
3: Quijano, B, d. Altmeyer, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
4: Schwartz, B, d. Shah, 6-2, 6-2
5: Ordway, B, d. Speer, 6-2, 6-4
6: Jacob Kauppila, B, d. Hillier, 6-2, 6-2

[Tom Nolette]

BatesSports‏ @BatesSports
MTEN: No. 40 Bates scores resounding 7-2 win over No. 29 Colby http://athletics.bates.edu/sports/mten/ ... 0405y7kgjn … #mesports #GoBates

[Tom Nolette]

Colby College Tennis‏ @ColbyCoachCohen
Colby 9-0 win over Husson. Hania with a big win at 6 after coming back from 2-5 to win 7-5 6-1. #rustybucket
video: https://twitter.com/ColbyCoachCohen/sta ... 4457741313

[Tom Nolette]

COLBY WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS HUSSON

WATERVILLE, Maine -- Hania Lenderking won her first match of the spring season and the Colby College women's tennis team did not give up a game in doubles in a 9-0 non-conference win over Husson University on Thursday.

Colby, ranked 16th in the Northeast Region, improved to 7-3 overall. The Mules play Saturday at Connecticut College at 1 p.m. Husson, playing its only match of the spring, finished the year at 8-4.

Lenderking was down 5-2 in the opening set before battling back for a 7-5, 6-1 victory at sixth singles.

After the 8-0 wins in the doubles matches, Colby's top five singles players only lost three games. Gabriela Venditti improved to a team-best 7-3 in dual meet matches.

Colby 9, Husson 0
Doubles
1: Gabriela Venditti/Lydia Venditti, C, d. Katie Pratt/Sarah Smith, 8-0
2: Maddie Lupone/Jamie Pine, C, d. Kelsey Pelletier/Marisa Brown, 8-0
3: Aleks Piibe/Emily Dyckman, C, d. Jocelyn Bell/Samantha Dubay, 8-0
Singles
1: L. Venditti, C, d. Pratt, 6-0, 6-0
2: G. Venditti, C, d. Smith, 6-1, 6-0
3: Lupone, C, d. Pelletier, 6-0, 6-0
4: Piibe, C, d. Brown, 6-1, 6-1
5: Pine, C, d. Dubay, 6-0, 6-0
6: Hania Lenderking, C, d. Bell, 7-5, 6-1