MIDDLEBURY, VT - The Hunter Hawks men's tennis season came to an end on Friday afternoon with a 5-0 loss to MIT in the 1^st Round of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament.

The Hawks fell behind early in the doubles competition dropping the no. 3 matchup 8-2. On court 2, the no. 2 pairing of Florimond Le Goupil-Maier and Matthew Balilo fought hard but were unable to comeback from an early deficit, as they fell 8-5. In the no. 1 doubles matchup, Gonzalo Saez Garcia and Carlos Sala also fell behind early and were unable to rally, as they fell 8-4.
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Doubles competition

1. Kevin Wang/Eugene Oh (MIT) def. Gonzalo Saez Garcia/Carlos Sala (HUNTER) 8-4

2. Bryan Lilley/Avi Walden (MIT) def. F Le Goupil-Maier/Matthew Balilo (HUNTER) 8-5

3. Kenny Gea/Jeffrey Sperling (MIT) def. Rodolfo Reynoso/Rudy Saint-Louis (HUNTER) 8-2

In the singles competition, the Engineers took their fourth victory at no. 6 singles with a straight set victory 6-0, 6-0 and compeled the sweep with another straight set victory at no. 5 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

In the no. 1 matchup, CUNYAC Player of the Year Saez Garcia was the lone Hawk ahead when the match was completed, he was leading the Engineers no. 1 player 6-3, 1-2.
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Singles competition

1. Kevin Wang (MIT) vs. Gonzalo Saez Garcia (HUNTER) 3-6, 2-1, unfinished

2. Eugene Oh (MIT) vs. Carlos Sala (HUNTER) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished

3. Dennis Garcia (MIT) vs. F Le Goupil-Maier (HUNTER) 6-3, 1-0, unfinished

4. Jeffrey Sperling (MIT) vs. Matthew Balilo (HUNTER) 6-2, 1-0, unfinished

5. Bryan Lilley (MIT) def. Rodolfo Reynoso (HUNTER) 6-1, 6-0

6. Kristopher Bronner (MIT) def. Rudy Saint-Louis (HUNTER) 6-0, 6-0