Sunday, April 28, 2002

LAWRENCE REACHES NESCAC TENNIS SINGLES
SEMIS AS TRINITY MEN FINISH EIGHTH

Amherst, Mass. - Sophomore Richard Lawrence (Toronto, Ontario) advanced to the semi-finals of the No. 1 singles flight, leading the Trinity College Bantams to an eighth place finish in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships at Amherst College this weekend.

Williams College won its 13th straight NESCAC Men's Tennis Championship by capturing all three singles and all three doubles brackets. Trinity sophomore Scott Levy (Waban, Mass.) made the quarter-finals of the No. 2 singles flight as well. Trinity is ranked No. 6 in the Northeast region and No. 22 in the nation.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Williams 31

2. Bowdoin 22

3. Middlebury 19.5

4. Bates 13.5

5. Wesleyan 12

6. Tufts 10

7. Amherst 9

8. Trinity (Conn.) 5

9. Colby 4.5

10. Connecticut College 2

11. Hamilton .5

TRINITY INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Flight "A" Singles

First Round

Richard Lawrence received a bye

Second Round

Goldman (Trinity) def. Wexler (Amherst) - 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

Quarterfinals

Wong (Wesleyan) def. Lawrence (Trinity) - 6-1, 6-4

Flight "B" Singles

First-Round

Scott Levy (Trinity) d. Pearson (Hamilton)

Second Round

Burke (Bowdoin) def. Levy (Trinity) - 6-4, 6-4

Flight "C" Singles

First-Round

Csaba Godry received a bye

Second Round

Duvall (Bates) def. Godry (Trinity) - 6-4, 6-1

Flight "D" Singles

First-Round

Muammer Khan received a bye

Second Round

Meyer (Bates) def. Khan (Trinity) - 6-4, 6-4

Flight "E" Singles

First-Round

Kassin (Colby) d. Cliff Stevens (Trinity) - 7-6. 6-7, 6-4

Flight "F" Singles

First-Round

Peter Green (Trinity) d. Sandman (Conn) - 6-0, 6-3

Second Round

Brown (Middlebury) def. Green - 6-2, 6-4

Flight "A" Doubles

First-Round

Lawrence/Khan received a bye

Quarterfinals

Middlebury def. Lawrence/Khan - 6-0, 6-2

Flight "B" Doubles

First-Round

Green/Levy received a bye

Quarterfinals

Bowdoin d. Green/Levy - 6-2, 7-5

Flight "C" Doubles

First-Round

Shaylor Steele/Stevens (Trinity) def. Connecticut College

Quarterfinals

Wesleyan def. Steele/Stevens - 5-7, 6-3, 6-4