Rilla Advances to Semifinals at Omni ITA New England Championships

September 29, 2003

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Sophomore Josh Rilla reached the semifinals of the Omni ITA New England Men’s Tennis Championships, hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, before falling to Middlebury’s Nathan Edmunds 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

After receiving a first-round bye, Rilla cruised past Jon Bram of Tufts University in the second round, 6-4, 6-1, and Williams College’s Jeff Kivitz in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-1, before losing to Edmunds. Rilla also teamed with first-year Jeff Lawrence in doubles action and earned a first-round win over Mike Brooks and Jon Martin of Babson College, 8-3, but fell in the second round to Bates College’s William Boe-Weigaard and Sam Duvall, 8-6.

Amherst returns to action on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Brandies University.

AMHERST SINGLES RESULTS
First Round:
Tomas Wallenberg (Brandeis) def. Jeff Lawrence (Amherst): 6-3, 6-3
Adam Yates (Tufts) def. Jon Godsall (Amherst): 6-4, 6-3

Second Round:
Josh Rilla (Amherst) def. Jon Bram (Tufts): 6-4, 6-1

Quarterfinals:
Rilla def. Jeff Kivitz (Williams): 6-3, 6-1

Semifinals:
Nathan Edmunds (Middlebury) def. Rilla: 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

AMHERST DOUBLES RESULTS
First Round:
Rilla/Lawrence def. Mike Brooks/Jon Martin (Babson): 8-3

Second Round:
William Boe-Weigaard/Sam Duvall (Bates) def. Rilla/Lawrence: 8-6