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Date: April 8, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's tennis defeats Wesleyan

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. --- Brody Saunders won at first singles and the Colby men's tennis team won the first four singles matches on the way to a 5-0 victory over Wesleyan University on Saturday at Williams College.

Bryan Brown, Zach Schuman and Ben Crane were the other singles winners for Colby (8-5). The fifth and sixth singles matches were not played after the Mules clinched the match with their fifth win.

Colby got the doubles point by taking the first and second matches. Schuman and Crane won at first doubles, while Saunders and Brown were winners at the second spot.

Colby 5, Wesleyan 0

Singles: 1: Brody Saunders, C, d. Max Kates, 6-4, 6-2; 2: Bryan Brown, C, d. Tallen Todsrovich, 6-3, 7-5; 3: Zach Schuman, C, d. Jack Rooney, 4-6, 6-0, 6-0; 4: Ben Crane, C, d. Michael Frank, 6-2, 6-2; Matches 5 and 6 were not finished

Doubles: 1: Schuman/Crane, C, d. Kates/Todsrovich, 8-1; 2: Saunders/Brown, C, d. Rooney/Pauni Pandian, 8-5; 3: Paul Gendes/Alejandro Alvando, W, d. Tim Fuhriman/Mather Neill, 8-6