5/15/2010 12:20:43 PM
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury advanced to the NCAA Regional finals with a 5-0 win over Skidmore (10-11). The top-ranked Panthers are 19-2. The Thoroughbreds end the season at 10-11.
Andrew Thomson and Andrew Lee got things going for the Panthers, earning an 8-2 win over Spencer Cheng and Lorenzo Cabrera at #1. Eliot Jia and Conrad Olson were victors over Luke Granger and Max Bevan by the same score at #2, before Chris Mason and Andrew Peters earned an 8-1 victory over Alex Fromson and Jeremy Hogan in the third slot.
The Panthers needed two wins in six singles matches. Thomson made it a 4-0 match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Fromson at #4 and Jia sealed the victory as he cruised past Bevan 6-0, 6-0 for a win at #5 singles.
Final Score: Middlebury 5, Skidmore 0
Doubles Order Match Score
1. Thomson/Lee def. Cheng/Cabrera (S) – 8-2 1 1-0 M
2. Jia/Olson def. Granger/Bevan – 8-2 3 3-0 M
3. Chris Mason/Peters def. Fromson/Hogan – 8-1 2 2-0 M
Singles
1. Andrew Peters (M) led Luke Granger (S) – 6-1, 4-0 DNF
2. Andrew Lee (M) led Spencer Cheng (S) – 6-1, 2-1 DNF
3. Conrad Olson led Lorenzo Cabrera (S) – 6-0, 5-0 DNF
4. Andrew Thomson def. Alex Fromson (S) – 6-1, 6-0 1 4-0 M
5. Eliot Jia (M) def. Max Bevan (S) – 6-0, 6-0 2 5-0 M
6. Alex Parower (M) led Jeremy Hogan (S) – 6-1, 5-0 DNF