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Kevin Kelly nothced a key win for the Jumbos in singles play to secure the Tufts win.
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MEDFORD – The Tufts men's tennis team rebounded from an early deficit to come back and edge NESCAC rival Colby, 5-4, at the Voute Courts Friday afternoon. Down 2-1 after doubles play, the Jumbos won four of six singles matches to come back and beat the White Mules.
Senior Austin Blau (Roslyn, NY) and sophomore Nick Cary (Brookline, MA) took the courts at #3 doubles and were able to earn a win for the Jumbos over the Colby duo of Jason Ottomano and Luke Martin, 8-4.
At #1 doubles the White Mule pair of Vlad Murad and Carl Reid topped the Jumbo duo of sophomore Jay Glickman (Chappaqua, NY) and freshman Benjamin Battle (Delray Beach, FL), 8-2. This visitors picked up another win at #2 doubles from Jack Bryant and Matt Carroll who topped freshman Brad Wong (Granite Bay, CA) and junior Brian Tan (Orinda, CA), 8-2.
In singles play the Jumbos picked up a quick win at #2 singles as Wong topped Ottomano, 6-1, 6-0. The second win for the home team came at #3 singles as Tan beat Murad, 7-6(3), 6-2. Next for the Jumbos was a win at #5 singles as Cary downed Bryant, 6-3, 7-5.
Colby stayed alive with a win at #4 singles from Sam Bachelder. Blau was able to win the first set, but Bachelder came back to keep the White Mules alive, winning, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1. Freshman Kevin Kelly (Ashburn, VA) then clinched the win for the Jumbos at #6 singles, coming back to top Carroll after falling in the first set, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
The visitors picked up their last win at #1 singles as Reid edged Glickman, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0.
The Jumbos are now 9-7 overall with a 4-5 conference mark. They wrap up conference and regular season play on Sunday as they host Middlebury for a 12:00 pm match.
Colby moves to 12-6 on the season and 3-4 in NESCAC play. The White Mules host Williams on Sunday with a 1:00 pm scheduled start time.
