Parts of this release courtesy of Trinity Sports Information
HARTFORD, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams rallied back from a 3-0 deficit after doubles play to record a 5-4 triumph over the visiting Tufts University Jumbos in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon. In a six-plus hour match indoors, the No. 22-ranked Bantams improve to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the NESCAC with their third victory in a row, while the No. 23-ranked Jumbos fall to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the league with their third consecutive setback.
Four Bantams won singles matches in straight sets, and senior captain Musyoka Mbithi (Roxbury, N.J.) came back from a 7-6 loss in his first set to defeat Rob Jacobson, 6-1, and, 6-3, in the next two sets. Fellow Trinity senior captains Dan Carpenter (Wayzata, Minn.), Ilya Levin (Wellesley, Mass.), and junior Ford Traff (Wayzata, Minn.) at No. 1, No. 5, and No. 4 singles by a combined score of 36-6, and senior captain Ned Mandel (Bethesda, Md.) added a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 6 for the Bantams.
Tufts won three closely-contested doubles matches, 8-4, at No. 1, 9-8, at No. 2, and, 8-6, at No. 3 for a 3-0 lead, and led, 4-1, after Rohan Gupte earned the lone Jumbo singles point. At No. 1 doubles junior Nick Cary and sophomore Benjamin Battle earned the 8-4 win. Playing at No. 2 doubles for the Jumbos was junior tri-captain Rob Jacobson and rookie Rohan Gupte. The last win came at No. 3 doubles from the duo of freshmen Zain Ali and Griffin Brockman.
The Jumbos will be back in action on Friday when they travel up to Middlebury to take on the Panthers on Friday and Emory on Saturday.
