MEDFORD, MA (April 30, 2026) -- The No. 4 Tufts University men's tennis team, seeded No. 1 in this weekend's New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament, will be in search of their fourth NESCAC title and first since 1989. Tufts will square off against eighth-seed Bates College starting Friday morning at 9 a.m. at Wesleyan University.
Tournament Details
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Date: Friday, May 1, 2026 - Sunday, May 3
Location: Middletown, Conn. –
John Wood Memorial Tennis Courts
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A Look At The Jumbos
- Tufts finished with a dominant 19-2 overall record, including a perfect 10-0 mark in conference play.
- The team went unbeaten in conference (NESCAC) competition, reinforcing its position at the top of the league.
- Strong performance across all settings: 4-0 at home, 12-2 on the road, and 3-0 at neutral sites.
- Tufts went 8-1 against nationally ranked opponents, showing elite-level competitiveness.
- The team opened the dual season with nine wins in its first 11 matches, including multiple ranked victories.
- Signature win came against #1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-3) on the road.
- Additional marquee wins over #30 MIT, #27 Redlands, #16 Pomona-Pitzer, and multiple top NESCAC teams.
- Only losses came during a tough West Coast trip (#2 Chicago and Azusa Pacific), both closely contested.
- Tufts closed the season on an 13-match winning streak.
- The Jumbos were extremely dominant in conference play, winning most matches by 7-0 or 6-1 margins.
- Overall singles record was an impressive 122-31 (.797 winning percentage).
- The team was especially dominant at the top of the lineup, going 58-2 at the #1 singles position.
- Alex Ganchev led the team with a 14-2 overall singles record and a 13-match winning streak to end the season.
- Javier Gonzalez played at No. 1 for the majority of NESCAC matches, going 5-0 in the NESCAC and 8-3 overall.
- Garv Bahl posted an 18-3 record and finished on an 11-match winning streak.
- Kaetan Mehta had one of the best records on the team at 12-1 overall.
- Sacha Maes (13-3) and Stavros Mastrogamvrakis (12-4) provided consistent depth in the middle of the lineup.
- Multiple players were unbeaten or near-perfect in specific lineup spots, highlighting strong positional consistency.
- Doubles teams combined for a 58-19 overall record (.753), providing a reliable edge in matches.
- The pairing of Javier Gonzalez and Mastrogamvrakis stood out with a perfect 8-0 record.
- Andrej Djokic and Kaetan Mehta also went unbeaten together at 7-0 in doubles.
- Ganchev and Maes contributed heavily with a 14-6 record, including an 8-match winning streak.
- Tufts consistently secured the doubles point, going 17-4 at the #1 doubles position.
Lineup For The Weekend
Teams are required to set their lineups for the NESCAC Championships, below is the ladder that the Jumbos will go with into this weekend.
Look At The Weekend
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No. 1 Tufts (19-2, 10-0 NESCAC) vs. No. 8 Bates (5-10, 3-7 NESCAC)
- Tufts is the No. 1 seed for the second straight year and third time in four tournaments.
- The Jumbos are making their 17th appearance in the NESCAC Championships since 2011 and have played in two of the last four championship matches.
- Tufts will put its 13-match win streak on the line when it faces No. 8 Bates.
- Bates has qualified for the tournament for the first time since 2023 and 15th time overall.
- The Bobcats are the No. 8 seed for the first time in program history.
- Bates is seeking its first NESCAC Quarterfinal win since 2013.
- Tufts defeated Bates, 7-0, in the spring season opener on March 7.
- The quarterfinal match marks the first meeting between the teams in the NESCAC Tournament.
No. 2 Bowdoin (15-3, 9-1 NESCAC) vs. No. 7 Colby (6-10, 4-6 NESCAC)
- Bowdoin, the 2025 NESCAC Runners-Up, has qualified for the NESCAC Championship 23 times since 2001.
- The Polar Bears are the No. 2 for the second time in four championships.
- Bowdoin closed out the regular season winning seven straight matches.
- Colby has qualified for the NESCAC Championship for the fifth year in a row and 11th time overall.
- The Mules are the No. 7 seed for the second time in three years.
- Colby is seeking to advance out of the first round for the first time since the championship moved to a seeded format in 2006.
- Bowdoin blanked Colby, 7-0, on April 16. The Polar Bears and Mules are meeting for the first time in the NESCAC Tournament.
Tiebreaker: Middlebury, Williams, and Amherst finished with identical conference records of 7-3. After all tiebreakers were applied, a random action was used to determine that Middlebury earned the No. 3 seed. Williams was the next institution pulled to earn the No. 4 seed. Amherst was the last institution drawn to earn the No. 5 seed.
No. 3 Middlebury (13-4, 7-3 NESCAC) vs. No. 6 Wesleyan (7-9, 5-5 NESCAC)
- Middlebury, the defending NESCAC Champion, is the No. 3 seed for the first time since 2019 and has qualified for its 24th NESCAC Tournament.
- The Panthers enter the tournament having won three of their last four matches.
- Wesleyan is the No. 6 seed for the second time in three years and has qualified for the NESCAC Championship for the ninth time in 10 seasons and the 15th time overall.
- The Cardinals' nine wins are the most since 2019, the last time Wesleyan reached the semifinals of the NESCAC Championship.
- Middlebury won the regular-season match, 5-2, during the opening weekend of the spring season on March 8.
- The Panthers own a 2-0 edge in the NESCAC Tournament series. The teams last met in the 2019 semifinals with Middlebury earning a 5-3 victory.
No. 4 Williams (11-5, 7-3 NESCAC) vs. No. 5 Amherst (12-5, 7-3 NESCAC)
- Williams is the No. 4 seed for the second straight year and has qualified for every NESCAC Tournament (25 straight).
- The Ephs started the spring season with five straight wins.
- Amherst has qualified for 24 of the 25 NESCAC Championships and is the No. 5 seed for the first time since 2022.
- Amherst looks to advance to the semifinals for the second consecutive season and third time in five tournaments.
- The Mammoths enter the tournament having won four straight and seven of their last eight matches.
- Amherst won the regular season match versus Williams, 4-3, on April 19. The NESCAC postseason series is knotted at 5-5 with the Ephs winning the last meeting, 5-1, in the 2023 quarterfinals.
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