March 19, 2008

PUERTO RICO - Sophomores Alex Kamergorodsky and Brian Lafayette pulled out a big tie-break win at number one doubles and then contributed a pair of singles victories as the Babson College men's tennis team finished its spring break trip to Puerto Rico with a 5-4 win over the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning.

With their second win of the trip and third straight overall, the Beavers will return home with a record of 4-6 on the year.

Gamergorodsky and Lafayette teamed up for a 9-8 win at number one, thanks to a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker. Senior co-captains Ben Edick and Walt Sea added an 8-1 blowout win at number two as Babson took a 2-1 advantage into singles play.

The Beavers clinched the win by winning three of the six singles contests, including a 6-4, 6-4 triumph by Kamergorodsky at number one and a 6-3, 6-3 victory by Lafayette at number four. First-year Austin Conti rounded out the Babson scoring with a 6-2, 6-4 win at number five as the Green and White grabbed the one-point victory.

Babson 5, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 4
Doubles
1. Alex Kamergordosky/Brian Lafayette (B) def. M. Lopez/G. Lopez (PUPR) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Ben Edick/Walt Sea (B) def. J. Lopez/G. Castillo (PUPR) 8-1
3. J. Vazquez/A. Ramos (PUPR) def. Austin Conti/Steve Huang (B) 8-6

Singles
1. Kamergorodsky (B) def. G. Lopez (PUPR) 6-4, 6-4
2. M. Lopez (PUPR) def. Edick (B) 6-4, 6-0
3. Ramos (PUPR) def. Ken Lin (B) 6-3, 6-4
4. Lafayette (B) def. Vazquez (PUPR) 6-3, 6-3
5. Conti (B) def. J. Lopez (PUPR) 6-2, 6-4
6. Castillo (PUPR) def. Ben Meyerson 6-0, 6-1