2010 NESCAC Men's Tennis Championship
 Hosted by Amherst
First Round
 Semifinals
 Championship
Friday, May 7
 Saturday, May 8 Sunday, May 9
No. 5 TRI 5, No. 4 BOW 2
 No. 1 MID 5, vs. No. 5 TRI 0
 No. 1 MID 5, No. 3 WIL 0
No. 3 WIL 5, No. 6 BAT 0
 No. 3 WIL 5, vs. No. 2 AMH  3
  
     

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May 9, 2010

Middlebury Takes Men's Tennis Championship Over Williams, 5-0

Courtesy Amherst Sports Information

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AMHERST, Mass. – The top-seeded Middlebury College men’s tennis team won its second straight NESCAC Championship, and sixth in the last seven years, with a 6-0 win over No. 3 seed Williams College this afternoon. The Panthers won four straight titles from 2004-07, before winning back-to-back championships in 2009 and again in 2010.

In doubles play, Middlebury’s top pairing of Andrew Thomson and Andrew Lee cruised to an 8-2 win over Bryan Chow and Dicken Chaplin to set the tone. Shortly after, Chris Mason and Andrew Peters defeated Williams’ Felix Sun and Richard Meyer 8-5 at number three, before Eliot Jia and Conrad Olson closed out the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over Nick Lebedoff and Will Petrie at number two.

In singles action, Middlebury’s Andrew Lee defeated Nick Lebedoff in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 to put the Panthers on the verge of the title. With both Conrad Olson and Andrew Thomson closing in on wins at numbers three and four, it seemed only a matter of time before Middlebury would be named champions of the NESCAC once again. Olson closed out his win over Jeremy Weinberger 6-4, 6-2, to earn the decisive fifth point, but in customary fashion all matches were allowed to finish the points that were already underway. With the match decided, Thomson closed out a three-set win over Bryan Chow on that very point, winning 6-3, 6-1 after dropping the opening frame 0-6.

In the three remaining singles bouts, Andrew Peters was just one game from finishing off Felix Sun, holding a 7-6, 5-2 lead when the day came to an end. Zach Weiss was very close to earning the first team point for Williams, leading Peter Odell 5-4 in the second set after winning the first stanza 7-5. In the final match, Richard Meyer dropped the first frame to Eliot Jia 4-6, but rebounded for a 6-1 win in the second set, and held a 1-0 lead in the third when play halted.

With the win, Middlebury’s record improves to 18-2 as the Panthers earn the conference’s automatic berth to the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Ephs fall to 11-6 with the loss, but will have a great shot for an at-large bid to the NCAAs.

2010 NESCAC MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by Amherst College - Friday-Sunday, May 7-9

Schedule of Matches
First Round - Friday, May 7
1:00 p.m.
No. 6 vs. No. 3
No. 5 vs. No. 4

Semifinals - Saturday, May 8
1:00 p.m.
Winner of No. 5/No. 4 vs. No. 1
Winner of No. 6/No. 3 vs. No. 2

Championship - Sunday, May 9
 1:00 p.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 women'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 women's No. 3/No. 6 match will follow the No. 4/No. 5 match, followed by men's No. 4/No. 5 and men's No. 3/No. 6.  On Saturday in foul weather, the women'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 women's bottom half semifinal (winner No. 3/No. 6 match vs. No. 2) will go on second, followed by the men's top half semifinal and then the bottom half semifinal.  On Sunday in foul weather, the women's championship match will start at 9:00 a.m.  The men'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
Note: Only wins/losses may be used as a factor. Match score may not be used as a factor in determining seeding.

Ties will be broken as follows:
  • Head-to-head results
  • In the event of a tie between more than two teams or a head-to-head result is not available, the following procedure will be used (in priority order):
  1. NESCAC head-to-head results with tied teams
  2. Win-loss record against other common NESCAC opponents
  3. Win-loss record against other common in-region opponents
  4. Win-loss record against other common out-of-region opponents
  5. Latest ITA National ranking (in the event teams are not nationally ranked, regional rankings will be used)
Note: Only wins/losses may be used as a factor. Match score may not be used as a factor in determining seeding.

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.

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