Portions courtesy of Castleton University athletic communications

Box Score

CASTLETON, Vt. --- The Thomas College men's tennis team closed out its season Saturday with a 7-2 loss at Castleton University in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division semifinal match.

Thomas (8-8), which had posted a 5-4 decision in the regular-season meeting between the schools, won both top-flight matches but was unable to capture another team point.

Castleton got off to a quick start with a pair of wins in doubles play to take an early 2-1 lead. Soren Pelz-Walsh and Quentin Barthe took down Ross Munn (fr., Brunswick, Maine / Brunswick) and Nathan Philbrook (fr., Rockland, Maine / Oceanside) in the No. 2 flight with an 8-0 result, followed by an 8-2 victory in third doubles by the tandem of Ryan Mulder and Andrew Overton over Joseph Greco (sr., Greene, Maine / St. Dominic Academy) and Caleb Mora (sr., Surry, Maine / Ellsworth). Thomas' Zachary Disch (so., Waterville, Maine / Waterville) and Tyler Small (sr., Surry, Maine / Ellsworth) won the top-flight match, 8-4, over Seth Marcil and Kevin Rosset.

Small maintained his stellar play for the Terriers into singles, recording a straight-sets (6-1, 6-1) win to even the score at 2-2. Rosset picked up a vital point for Castleton in the second-flight match with a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1 victory over Disch. Pelz-Walsh notched a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Mora in third singles, and Barthe secured the Spartan victory with a come-from-behind, three-set victory over Munn in the No. 4 spot. Andrew Overton and Trevor Hanna closed out the match with back-to-back wins for Castleton to bring the match to its final score, 7-2.

At the conclusion of the tournament, Small was named to the NAC All-Tournament Team.