Connecticut College Tops Babson In Tennis Match

The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Seniors Trevor Prophet (Nashua, N.H.) and Craig Stanton (Warwick, R.I.) earned straight set singles victories in their final home match to lead the Connecticut College men's tennis team to an 8-1 victory against Babson College at Luce Field House Wednesday.

The Camels improve to 11-10 with the win, while the visiting Beavers (8-11) had their winning streak snapped at four with the setback.

Prophet cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory at #1 singles, while Stanton dispatched his opponent at #4 in a 6-2, 6-2 triumph for the hosts.

Jeff Weisberger (Wayne Hills, N.J.) continued his torrid stretch of play with a 7-6, 6-0 win at second singles. Juniors Colin Tasi (Stowe, Vt.) and Jeremy Bader (Lexington, Mass.) chipped in with wins in their respective slots at #5 and #6 in the line-up.

The Camels took all three doubles points as well. Prophet and George King (Concord, Mass.) cruised to an 8-2 victory at #1 doubles. Weisberger and Stanton joined forces for an 8-4 victory at second doubles.

Sophomore Simeon Human (Trelex, Vaud, Switzerland) salvaged a point for Babson with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at third singles.

In a post-match conversation, Stanton looked back on his friendship and three years of captaincy with his classmate Trevor Prophet.

"Coming out every day and getting pushed by Trevor every day has been a pretty good thing for all of us," Stanton said. "To see the way he trains is great, because we're all learning from him. He's pushing all of us to get better."

Connecticut College will close out the 2011 season Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. NESCAC match at Hamilton College.