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2009 NESCAC Men's Tennis Championship
Hosted by Williams
First Round	Semifinals	Championship
Friday, May 1	Saturday, May 2	Sunday, May 3
No. 4 BOW 5, No. 5 TRI 3	No. 1 MID 5, vs. No. 4 BOW 1	No. 1 MID 5, vs. No. 2 AMH 3
No. 3 WIL 5, No. 6 BAT 1	No. 2 AMH 5, vs. No. 3 WIL 0

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May 3, 2009

Middlebury Wins 2009 Men's Tennis Championship

Courtesy Williams Sports Information

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Top-seeded Middlebury (19-2) captured the 2009 NESCAC Men's Tennis Championship with a 5-3 win over second-seeded Amherst (24-6). The Panthers’ top player Conrad Olson eked out a third set tiebreaker, 10-8, to take the decisive fifth point over Amherst’s Zach Lerner. Middlebury, which claimed its 11th-straight victory with the win, also earns an automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament. It is the fifth NESCAC title for the Panthers, with their first four coming between 2004-07

Lerner ended up on the wrong end of tiebreaks this afternoon, also falling in number one doubles in a 7-3 tiebreak. The win at number one doubles by Farah and Thompson was critical, as Amherst swept the bottom two doubles matches for a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.

Middlebury played brilliant singles play to swing the momentum back their way. Elliot Jai took a quick win at court six, 6-1, 6-2, while Andrew Peters followed at court four with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Amherst’s lone singles win came on court two, where Austin Chafetz won in straight sets over Middlebury’s Andrew Thompson.

With the match knotted at three apiece, Andrew Lee captured a win at court three while the matches at courts one and five headed into their third sets. The battle at court one was an exciting finish to a competitive weekend of collegiate tennis, with Olson sealing the victory and the NESCAC championship for Middlebury.

No. 1 Middlebury 5, vs. No. 2 Amherst 3

Doubles
1 - David Farah/Andrew Thompson (Middlebury) def. Zack Lerner/Moritz Koeing (Amherst) - 9-8 (3)
2 - Priit Groos/Austin Chafetz (Amherst) def. Rich Bonfiglio/Andrew Lee (Middlebury) - 8-5
3 - Wes Waterman/Andrew Jung (Amherst) def. Conrad Olson/Andrew Peters (Middlebury) - 8-5

Singles
1 - Conrad Olson (Middlebury) def. Zack Lerner (Amherst) - 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (8)
2 - Austin Chafetz (Amherst) def. Andrew Thompson (Middlebury) - 6-4, 6-2
3 - Andrew Lee (Middlebury) def. Andrew Jung (Amherst) - 6-2, 7-5
4 - Andrew Peters (Middlebury) def. Moritz Koeing (Amherst) - 6-2, 6-2
5 - Peter Odell (Middlebury) vs. Priit Gross (Amherst) - DNF
6 - Eliot Jai (Middlebury) def. Wes Waterman (Amherst) - 6-1, 6-2

2009 NESCAC MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round - Friday, May 1 at Williams
No. 4 Bowdoin 5, vs. No. 5 Trinity 3
No. 3 Williams 5, vs. No. 6 Bates 1

Semifinals - Saturday, May 2 at Williams
No. 1 Middlebury 5, vs. No. 4 Bowdoin 1
No. 2 Amherst 5, vs. No. 3 Williams 0

Championship - Sunday, May 3 at Williams
No. 1 Middlebury 5, vs. No. 2 Amherst 3

2009 NESCAC MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by Williams College - Friday-Sunday, May 1-3

Schedule of Matches
First Round - Friday, May 1
9:00 a.m.
No. 6 vs. No. 3
No. 5 vs. No. 4

Semifinals - Saturday, May 2
9:00 a.m.
Winner of No. 5/No. 4 vs. No. 1
Winner of No. 6/No. 3 vs. No. 2

Championship - Sunday, May 3
9:00 a.m.
Semifinal Winners

Format
The top six teams in the conference shall qualify for the championship. The championship is a single-elimination tournament with no consolation matches. The No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed shall receive a first round bye. All matches will be played to conclusion unless there is inclement weather or other extenuating circumstances that the tournament committee believes warrants playing to decision.

Inclement Weather (Tentative)

In foul weather, the men's No. 4/No. 5 match will begin at 8:00 a.m. inside. Additional matches will begin one half hour after the completion of the previous match. The men's No. 3/No. 6 match will follow the No. 4/No. 5 match, followed by women's No. 4/No. 5 and women's No. 3/No. 6. On Saturday in foul weather, the men's top half semifinal (winner No. 4/No. 5 match vs. No. 1) will begin at 8:00 a.m. inside. Additional matches will begin one half hour after the completion of the previous match. The men's bottom half semifinal (winner No. 3/No. 6 match vs. No. 2) will go on second, followed by the women's top half semifinal and then the bottom half semifinal. On Sunday in foul weather, the men's championship match will start at 9:00 a.m. The women's match will begin at 1:00 p.m. or one half hour after completion of the women's final, whichever is later.

Selection
Teams will be selected and seeded based on the following criteria (not in priority order):

NESCAC win-loss record
NESCAC head-to-head with tied team(s)
Wins/losses against other common NESCAC opponents
Wins/losses against other common non-conference opponents

Tournament Committee
There will be separate men's and women's tournament committees consisting of four coaches each. Committee membership will rotate annually based on an alphabetical rotation.

Announcement
The tournament committee will notify schools (and the Conference office) of the participating teams and seeding for the tournament. Participating teams and seeding will be posted on the NESCAC web site after the committee has determined the final seeding and the appeal period has concluded.