LEWISTON, Me. – The Amherst College men's tennis team traveled to Lewiston, Maine, to take on the Bates College Bobcats at the Wallach Tennis Center, on Saturday. The match began at 10 am.
The Mammoths began by earning a 3-0 lead after the doubles. Wins were comfortable at the #2 and #3 spots, while
Sujit Chepuri '25 and
Damien Ruparel '22 fought back from a 7-4 deficit, and saving match points, to win 8-7(7). Amherst then brought this momentum into the singles and won all 6 of the singles matches in straight sets.
Up Next:
Amherst are now on a 4-match winning streak, after beating the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds, Trinity College Bantams, and the Hamilton College Continentals in their preceding 3 matches. Amherst next travel straight from Lewiston, Maine, to Medford, Massachusetts, to take on the #3 Tufts University Jumbos. This match will take place on the Lower Campus Tennis Courts at 10am on Sunday, May 1
st.
Doubles results:
- Damien Ruparel '22/Sujit Chepuri '25 (AMHERST) def. Alexander Gujarathi/Matthew Danielson (BATES) 8-7(7)
- Harris Foulkes'22/Edred Opie '25 (AMHERST) def. Nikesh Desai/Teddy Koide (BATES) 8-2
- Micah Elias '24/Kobe Ellenbogen '25 (AMHERST) def. Aaron Ramos/Paul Zhou (BATES) 8-1
Singles results:
- Damien Ruparel '22 (AMHERST) def. Alexander Gujarathi (BATES) 6-2 6-1
- Harris Foulkes '22 (AMHERST) def. Matthew Danielson (BATES) 6-4 6-2
- Edred Opie '25 (AMHERST) def. Alex Archer (BATES) 6-4 6-2
- Sujit Chepuri '25 (AMHERST) def. Nikesh Desai (BATES) 6-3 6-2
- Kobe Ellenbogen '25 (AMHERST) def. Paul Zhou (BATES) 6-1 6-0
- William Turchetta '22 (AMHERST) def. Ben Adey (BATES) 6-1 6-0
