Seeded 11th in the doubles "A" flight at the Wallach Invitational at Bates College this weekend, men's tennis players Alec Siegel '15 and Mitch Krems '16 had a tall first-round task in front of them in the form of Trinity College duo Jugal Marfatia and Jordan Kemp.

Not only did they win thatmatchup, they advanced through three more rounds to the finals before losing to Bates' Pierre Planche and Matt Bettles.

"Alec and Mitch had a great weekend," said men's tennis coach Ben Lamanna. "They're young guys, but showed good composure, they returned well, and they hit well. It's great for the program to have our second doubles team do so well. They're buying into the system and improving."

After beating Marfatia and Kemp, the two then upset Skidmore College's Oliver Loutsenko and Danny Knight in the second round 9-7. From there, they beat Middlebury College's Peter Heidrich and Chris Frost before falling in the A-flight finals to Planche and Bettles in the finals by a score of 8-2.

The duo, along with the rest of the men's team, conclude for the fall season but look forward to a match against Occidental College on Feb. 18.