WATERVILLE, ME & NEW LONDON, CT (April 18, 2026) -- The No. 3 Tufts University men's tennis squad won its 10th and 11th straight matches Saturday afternoon, splitting the squad and knocking off a pair of New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes with a 7-0 win at Connecticut College and a 6-1 win at Colby College.
Match 1: Tufts 6, Colby 1
The No. 3 Tufts University men's tennis team continued its dominant spring campaign on Saturday afternoon, earning a 6-1 road victory over No. 59 Colby College at the Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts.
Tufts (17-2, 8-0 NESCAC) set the tone early by sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. The first point of the afternoon was secured at No. 2 doubles, where Javier Gonzalez and S. Mastrogamvrakis delivered a 6-4 win.
The Jumbos quickly followed with another point at the top spot, as Kaetan Mehta and Andrej Djokic posted a 6-3 victory. Anirudh Dhanwada and Matej Djokic capped the doubles sweep at No. 3 with a 6-3 decision, giving Tufts full momentum heading into singles play.
That momentum carried seamlessly into singles, where the Jumbos claimed four straight matches to clinch the team victory. Kaetan Mehta was first off the court at No. 3 singles, dominating his match with a 6-1, 6-0 win. Shortly after, Stavros Mastrogamvrakis extended the lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 4.
The clinching point came from Andrej Djokic at No. 2 singles, who controlled play in a 6-1, 6-4 win to secure the match for Tufts. With the result decided, Javier Gonzalez added another strong performance at the top of the lineup, earning a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles.
Colby (5-8, 3-5 NESCAC) picked up its lone point at No. 6 singles, where Marco Ziets-Segura defeated Davide Mirza in straight sets.
The final match to finish came at No. 5 singles, where Matej Djokic battled through a three-set super tiebreak to earn a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) victory, closing out the 6-1 team result.
Match 2: Tufts 7, Connecticut College 0
The No. 3 Tufts University men's tennis team delivered a dominant performance on Saturday, sweeping Connecticut College 7-0 in NESCAC action at the CC Tennis Courts.
Tufts (16-2, 7-0 NESCAC) secured the opening point by winning two of three doubles matches. The Jumbos struck first at No. 1 doubles, where Alex Ganchev and Sacha Maes controlled play in a 6-2 victory. Connecticut College answered at No. 2 doubles with a 7-5 decision, but Tufts closed out the doubles point at No. 3 as Logan Mahan and Will Moldenhauer earned a 6-3 win.
Carrying a 1-0 lead into singles, the Jumbos wasted little time taking control of the match. Alex Ganchev set the tone at the top of the lineup, turning in a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles. Moments later, Garv Bahl extended the lead to 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2.
The clinching point came at No. 4 singles, where Eren Cheung delivered a decisive 6-1, 6-1 win to secure the match for Tufts. From there, the Jumbos continued to roll through the remainder of the lineup.
Takehiro Shuda added another point at No. 5 with a 6-0, 6-4 victory, while Sacha Maes followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. The final match to finish came at No. 6, where Andrey Ignatyev battled through a tight opening set before pulling away for a 7-6, 6-2 win to complete the 7-0 sweep.
With the victory, Tufts remained unbeaten in conference play and continued its strong push through the NESCAC schedule. The Jumbos have now won six NESCAC matches, dropping only two team points the entire way.
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Tufts will take on Wesleyan University Sunday at noon in Middletown, CT in more NESCAC action.
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