AMHERST, MASS. – The Amherst College men's tennis team suffered a difficult defeat to the #8 ranked Williams College Ephs, when the two teams met on Sunday. The contest was played in cool and windy conditions on the outdoor purple and green outdoor courts on Amherst's campus. The Mammoths celebrated Senior Day prior to the match, honoring
Harris Foulkes,
Damien Ruparel and Will Turchetta.
Williams began with a lead in the doubles, taking 2 of the 3 doubles matches. The Ephs continued this momentum in the singles, with winning displays in 5 of the 6 ensued singles matches. The Mammoths battled throughout, but could not capitalize on several chances, and lost out during some key points which could have turned the tables in Amherst's favor.
Up Next:
The Mammoths now carry a record of 6-6 (3-3 in NESCAC). They will next take on the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds, in a non-conference match, at home, on Saturday, April 16
th. This will commence at 1pm.
Doubles results:
- Matthew Kandel/Chase Cohen (WILLIAMS) def. Damien Ruparel '22/Sujit Chepuri '25 (AMHERST) 8-4
- Shawn Bedia/Karan Amin (WILLIAMS) def. Harris Foulkes '22/Edred Opie '25 (AMHERST) 8-6
- Kobe Ellenbogen '25/Micah Elias '24 (AMHERST) def. Michael Medvedev/John Truwit (WILLIAMS) 8-4
Singles results:
- Chase Cohen (WILLIAMS) def. Damien Ruparel '22 (AMHERST) 6-4 2-6 7-6
- Matthew Kandel (WILLIAMS) def. Harris Foulkes '22 (AMHERST) 6-2 6-4
- Edred Opie '25 (AMHERST) def. Karan Amin (WILLIAMS) 6-3 6-1
- Shawn Bedia (WILLIAMS) def. Sujit Chepuri '25 (AMHERST) 7-5 6-4
- Michael Medvedev (WILLIAMS) def. William Turchetta '22 (AMHERST) 7-6 6-3
- Kirun Cheung (WILLIAMS) def. Kobe Ellenbogen '25 (AMHERST) 6-3 7-5
