JUMBOS EDGED 5-4 BY MIT IN TIGHT NON-CONFERENCE ACTION

COLLEGE MEN'S TENNIS FINAL SCORE
MIT 5, Tufts 4

At Medford, MA
Saturday, October 3, 2009

Doubles
1. Jake Fountain/Kai Victoria (T) def. Kevin Pang/Larry Pang (M) 9-8 (5)
2. Matthew Skalak/Tymor Hamamsy (M) def. Morrie Bossen/Andrew Lutz (T) 9-8 (5)
3. Sam Laber/Ben Barad (T) def. Andrew Cooper/Brian Oldfield (M) 8-3

Singles
1. K. Pang (M) def. Laber (T) 6-3, 6-2
2. L. Pang (M) def. Fountain (T) 6-2, 6-4
3. Victoria (T) def. Oldfield (M) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4
4. Samuel Harmatz (M) def. Lutz (T) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5. Andrew Rosen (T) def. Hamamsy (M) 6-2, 6-1
6.  Skalak (M) def. Bryan Wilner (T) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

Senior Andrew Rosen lost just three games during his #5 singles victory

MEDFORD -- The visiting MIT Engineers took a close 5-4 victory over Tufts University in Greater Boston collegiate men's tennis action on Saturday afternoon. The match, which was played indoors due to rain, featured two tie-breakers in doubles and two three-set competitions in singles.

The Jumbos came out of doubles play with a 2-1 lead. The top pair of junior Jake Fountain (Nassau, Bahamas) and sophomore Kai Victoria (Miami, FL) won a tie-breaker 9-8 (5). MIT's Matthew Skalak (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and Tymor Hamamsy (New York, NY) did the exact same in the #2 match. The Jumbo #3 duo of sophomore Sam Laber (Cincinnati, OH) and freshman Ben Barad (San Rafael, CA) gave Tufts the edge with an 8-3 victory.

In singles, MIT won four out of six to secure the match. Skalak won the #6 match in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 against Tufts senior tri-captain Bryan Wilner (Miami, FL). Engineer Samuel Harmatz (Huntington Valley, PA) was a 6-4, 7-6 (4) winner over Tufts freshman Andrew Lutz (Baltimore, MD) at #4.

For Coach Doug Eng's Tufts team, Victoria won a three-set match at #3 after losing a first-set tie-breaker. Junior Andrew Rosen (Armonk, NY) had the easiest win of the day at #5, 6-2 and 6-1.

Tufts is now 1-1. MIT (1-0) was playing their first dual match of the season.

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