The Middlebury men's tennis team saw its season come to an end with a tight 5-1 loss to Amherst in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Panthers finish their season with a 21-3 record, second-most wins in school history. The match took place at the Biszanta Family Tennis Center and was hosted by Claremont McKenna.

Middlebury dug itself a hole early, facing a 3-0 deficit after doubles play. The Panthers quickly fell down 4-0 after a 6-2, 6-0 loss by Eliot Jia to Wes Waterman at #6 singles. Middlebury then mounted a comeback as Peter Odell was a 6-3, 7-6 winner over Priit Gross in the #5 slot. Andrew Thomson dropped a three set (6-4, 5-7, 6-1) match to Austin Chafetz at #2, as the Jeffs took the match by a score of 5-1. Andrew Lee was up a set at #3, while Andy Peters (#4) and Conrad Olson (#1) were in the third set when the match was decided.

Singles play will on Friday as Olson will compete in the NCAA singles championship, while Thomson/David Farah will battle in doubles play. Thomson is also an alternate and may see action in singles play.

Middlebury		Amherst	Score	Leading
1. David Farah/Andrew Thomson	v.	Zack Lerner/Moritz Koenig	8-4	Amherst
2. Andrew Lee/Rich Bonfiglio	v.	Priit Gross/Austin Chafetz	8-2	Amherst
3. Conrad Olson/Andy Peters	v.	Wes Waterman/Andrew Jung	8-5	Amherst
Amherst leads after doubles 3-0
1. Conrad Olson	v.	Zack Lerner	6-3, 3-6, 3-0	Amherst led
2. Andrew Thomson	v.	Austin Chafetz	6-4, 5-7, 6-1 7-5, 1-3	Middlebury led
4. Andy Peters	v.	Moritz Koenig	6-2, 1-6, 5-5	dead-even
5. Peter Odell	v.	Priit Gross	6-3, 7-6	Middlebury
6. Eliot Jia	v.	Wes Waterman	6-2, 6-0	Amherst
Order of completion: 6,5,2 Amherst wins 5-1

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