NEW LONDON, Conn. – Tufts, ranked 17th nationally, send a split squad to Coast Guard and beat the Bears 8-1 in a match moved indoors due to rain.
The Jumbos also beat Conn. College 8-1 to improve to 8-2 on the season while the Bears drop to 6-3 on the year.
Sophomore John Hu registered the only win for the Bears and he did so at the #6 singles position. He dropped the first set 7-6 (7-5) and led 5-4 in the second set before his opponent retired.
Freshman Tom Hackett had the next closest singles match at #2. He lost 7-6 (7-5) and 6-4.
In doubles action , both the #1 team of Weston Fortna and Mark Guentert and the #3 team of Michael Melampy and Jack Phillips dropped 8-5 decisions.
The Bears are back in action on Saturday when they host Wheaton at 1:00 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener
TUFTS 8, COAST GUARD 1
SINGLES
#1 – Jay Glickman (T) def. Mark Guentert, 6-0, 6-3
#2 – Rohan Gupte (T) def. Tom Hackett, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
#3 – Zain Ali (T) def. Robert Renfrow, 6-0, 6-1
#4 – Nick Cary (T) def. Weston Fortna, 6-3, 6-3
#5 – Kevin Kelly (T) def. Michael Melampy, 7-6, 6-2
#6 – John Hu (CG) def. Ethan Chen, 6-7 (5-7), 5-4 ret.
DOUBLES
#1 – Cary/Gupte (T) def. Guentert/Fortna, 8-5
#2 – Glickman/Ali (T) def. Hackett/Ben Errington, 8-2
#3 – Kelly/Austin Bendetson (T) def. Melampy/Jack Phillips, 8-5
