Williams to host Wilson/Menβs ITA New England Championships Sept. 25-27Williams Sports Info
09:40AM / Thursday, September 24, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Torrence M. Hunt Tournament Courts at Williams College will play host to the Wilson/Men’s ITA New England Championships Friday through Sunday. Play on Friday will begin at 9:00 AM.
Should inclement weather interrupt play the matches will move to the Williams indoor courts located in Lansing Chapman Rink.
Six of the top 25 teams in Division III will be on hand to compete this weekend: Amherst (2), Middlebury (5), Williams (8), Bowdoin (13), Trinity (19), and Bates (23).
The Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships date back to 1986 and have also been known as the Omni Hotels and Rolex Regional Championships. The regional championships feature the top Men's and Women's players from each of the ITA's regions.
The singles and doubles champions from the New England Regional advance to the 2009 ITA National Small College Championships, held October 15-18 at the Mobile (Ala.) Tennis Center. The ITA National Small College Championships are comprised of the eight regional champions (and/or at-large selections) from NCAA Divisions II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges.
The Wilson/ITA New England Championships Seeding Committee has released the seeds for this weekend.
Singles
1. Nick Lebedoff, Williams
2. Austin Chafetz, Amherst
3. Spencer Feldman, Trinity
4. Andrew Thomson, Middlebury
5. Jeremy Weinberger, Williams
6. Oscar Pena, Bowdoin
7. Andrew Lee, Middlebury
8. Amrit Rupasinghe, Bates
9-16:
Matt Bettles, Bates
Andrew Jung, Amherst
Mark Kahan, Amherst
Anson McCook, Trinity
Peter Odell, Middlebury
Will Petrie, Williams
Andy Peters, Middlebury
Felix Sun, Williams
Doubles
1. James Neely/Oscar Pena, Bowdoin
2. Amrit Rupasinghe/Matt Bettles, Bates
3. Spencer Feldman/Anson McCook, Trinity
4. Andrew Thomson/Andrew Lee, Middlebury
5-8:
Austin Chafetz/Robby Sorrel, Amherst
Eliot Jia/Eric Vehovec, Middlebury
Nick Lebedoff/Bryan Chow, Williams
Kevin Shallcross/Jeremy Weinberger, Williams |
