WATERVILLE, Maine – The University of Southern Maine men's tennis team began the 2024 season on Sunday morning with a 9-0 loss to the Colby College Mules. The Mules swept both the doubles portion of the match with 8-0 wins in each match and won all six singles matches as well. Joey Barrett, Jake Cohen, Sandeep Alapati, and Sriram Das each recorded 6-0, 6-0 wins for Colby. Sophomore Jake Singelais (Winsdor, Vt.) played the best match for the Huskies despite falling 6-2, 6-3 at sixth singles.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 0-1
Colby: 2-0
 
Doubles Results:
1. Jake Cohen / Sam Henry (Colby) defeated Cole Ouellette / Zach Desmarais (USM), 8-0
2. Sandeep Alapati / Josh Kaplan (Colby) defeated Ethan Rudnicki / Landon Weaver (USM), 8-0
3. Sriram Das / Julian Cangieter-Hernandez (Colby) def. Zach Lull / Jake Singelais (USM), 8-0
 
Singles Results:
1. Joey Barrett (Colby) defeated Cole Ouellette (USM), 6-0, 6-0
2. Jake Cohen (Colby) def. Zach Desmarais (USM), 6-0, 6-0
3. Paul Dandler (Colby) def. Ethan Rudnicki (USM), 6-0, 6-1
4. Sandeep Alapati (Colby) def. Landon Weaver (USM), 6-0, 6-0
5. Sriram Das (Colby) def. Zach Lull (USM), 6-0, 6-0
6. Julian Cangieter-Hernandez (Colby) def. Jake Singelais (USM), 6-2, 6-3
 
Up Next:
The Huskies will face another NESCAC school next Sunday when they travel to Lewiston to face Bates College at 4:30 pm.