The Colby Echo

Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Sports

Media Credit: file

The Colby College men's tennis team opened last weekend's play by taking on Bates College in a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) league match. Unfortunately, the Mules lost 9-0, dropping their record in conference play to 2-6 and to 4-8 overall. The doubles team of captain Bryan Brown '09 and Alex Chin '09, who had been playing exceptionally well this season, were not able to secure a victory against Bates' number-one doubles team, something Coach Doanh Wang believes would have helped them be selected to compete at Nationals.

However, they still ended their NESCAC season strong with a record of 7-2 following a win against Trinity College on Sunday.
Leaving Colby men's tennis this year are seniors Brown, Chin and Nick Rosen-Wachs, who Coach Wang feels "are the heart and soul of Colby men's tennis." Wang said, "Without a question, they have inspired the younger guys on the team. They leave behind a legacy for many to follow."

The Colby women's tennis team had a series of victories against Bates that culminated in an overall win of 5-4, finishing out the season with a record of 3-5 in NESCAC play and 5-9 overall. The team came back from a score of 2-1 after doubles to win 4 singles matches and secure a victory. Katie Brezinski '09 had a win at third singles, followed by Tara Davidson '10, who had a win at fourth singles. Kathryn Vergeyle '12 and Sally Meehan '12 won at fifth and sixth singles and then teamed up to win for the Mules at third doubles. Coach Wang is very proud of the women's tennis program, saying, "The women have come such a long way this spring. I believe it has been several seasons, maybe four or five, since we were able to get three conference wins. The NESCAC is such a competitive conference for Division III tennis. So any time that we are able to improve and get some wins within the conference, it is a positive step in the right direction."

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