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Date: April 14, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's tennis battles hard for win over Tufts

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Colby College men’s tennis team won the important doubles point and got comeback performances out of Brody Saunders and Zach Schuman in taking a 4-3 victory over Tufts University on Friday.

Saunders and Schuman each lost their opening set only to storm back for singles wins. Saunders fell 6-0 to Paul Roberts at first singles and then regrouped for 6-2 and 6-3 wins in the next two sets. Schuman lost 6-3 to Jon Rubenstein before battling back with 6-2 and 6-4 victories in the next two sets.

Five of the six singles matches went three sets and the other one was headed that way until a Colby player was forced to retire. Ben Crane won at fourth singles with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win against Sean McCooey.

Schuman and Crane easily won at first doubles for Colby, now 9-4 this spring. Saunders and Brown joined forces for a 9-7 win at second doubles.

Colby 4, Tufts 3

Singles: 1: Brody Saunders, C, d. Paul Roberts, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3; 2: Will Fleder, T, d. Bryan Brown, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; 3: Zach Schuman, C, d. Jon Rubenstein, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; 4: Ben Crane, C, d. Sean McCooey, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; 5: Ben Alexander, T, d. Alex Chin, 3-6, 4-1 (retired); 6: Corey Keller, T, d. Tim Fuhriman, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2

Doubles: 1: Schuman/Crane, C, d. Rubenstein/McCooey, 8-1; 2: Saunders/Brown, C, d. Matt Gallin/Paul Roberts, 9-7; 3: Fleder/Keller, T, d. Chin/Fuhriman, 8-3