BENNINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team capped a two-match weekend against nationally-ranked Division III squads with a 9-0 loss to No. 6 Williams College on Sunday in the Bennington Tennis Center. The Purple Knights were 10th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II East Region poll, while the Ephs are sixth nationally in the ITA's Division III rankings. Williams is also third in the Northeast. The Purple and Gold faced Middlebury College, ranked third nationally and first regionally, on Saturday.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-8), Williams (2-0)

MATCH FACTS

• Saint Michael's met Williams for the first time.
• Williams qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament 24 times since 1995.
• The Purple Knights' challenging non-conference slate has featured a pair of matches with Division I Merrimack College and meetings with five nationally-ranked Division II and III foes.
• Sophomore Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier) suffered his first loss in eight singles matches this season, trailing only SMC Athletic Hall of Famer Mike Thomas '81 (9-0 in 1977-78) and Jeff Brezinsky '10 (8-0 in 2007-08) for the best start in program history.

THE ACTION

• In just their second doubles match together, junior Tristian Du Plessis (Rustenburg, South Africa/Hoërskool Waterkloof/Wallace State CC) and first-year Mathis Billman (Brandon, Miss./South Carolina Connections Academy) lost just 6-3 at No. 1 to the ninth-ranked tandem in the ITA's Division III Northeast Region rankings.
• Seniors Jason Boucher (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) and Connor Scott (Bellevue, Wash./Newport) lost 6-2 at No. 2, and senior Seb Tonini (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) and first-year Simon Lundholm (Le Luc, France/CNED) fell in the third spot during their debut match together.
• First-year Julius van den Broek (Bergschenhoek, The Netherlands/Wolfert Lyceum) had a pair of close set losses at No. 6 singles, losing a 7-5, 6-4 decision. Boucher fell by a 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) count at No. 3.
• Junior Jackson Moser (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point) faced the 17th-ranked singles player in Division III at No. 2 and suffered a 6-1, 6-3 setback. His foe was also fifth in the Northeast.
• Senior Josh Weiss (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon), Billman and Barroso lost in straight sets at No. 1, 4 and 5, respectively.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Saturday vs. regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 11 a.m.
• The Panthers were seventh in the latest ITA East Region Poll.
• The Purple Knights begin their Northeast-10 Conference schedule.