Courtesy Middlebury Athletic Communications

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Middlebury will have a shot at its fifth straight NESCAC Men's Tennis crown after a 6-2 win over Amherst in the semifinals of the 2008 NESCAC Men's Tennis Championship. The match was halted at 6-2 due to darkness with the outcome already decided.

The Panthers held a 2-1 lead after doubles play, increasing its lead to 4-1 after wins at #5 and #6 singles by Peter O’Dell and Rich Bonfiglio. Amherst kept its hopes alive as Zach Lerner won at #1, but Andrew Thomson ended the match with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over Jeff Wan in the #3 slot.

at No. 2 Middlebury 6, No. 6 Amherst 2

Doubles
1 - Fil Marinkovic/Andrew Thomson (Middlebury) def. Zach Lerner/Dan Kim (Amherst) – 8-4
2 - Chris Mason/Andrew Lee (Middlebury) def. Moritz Koenig/Geoff Schwartz (Amherst) – 8-5
3 - Tal Avrahami/Michael Mintz (Amherst) def. Andy Peters/Rich Bonfiglio (Middlebury) – 8-5

Singles
1 - Zach Lerner (Amherst) def. Andrew Lee (Middlebury) – 6-4, 6-0
2 - Fil Marinkovic (Middlebury) def. Michael Mintz (Amherst) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3 - Andrew Thomson (Middlebury) def. Jeff Wan (Amherst) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
4 - Andy Peters (Middlebury) vs. Dan Kim (Amherst) – 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-1 dnf
5 - Peter O’Dell (Middlebury) def. Sean Doerfler (Amherst) – 6-1, 6-2
6 - Rich Bonfiglio (Middlebury) def. Geoff Schwartz (Amherst) – 6-2, 7-5