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#29 men's tennis drops 7-2 decision to #10 Carnegie Mellon in UAA quarters

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The Brandeis men's tennis team, ranked No. 29 in Division III, fell to 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon in the opening round of the 2015 University Athletic Association tournament today at San Lando Park in Florida. The Judges fall to 8-10 on the season, while the Tartans improve to 15-7.

Brandeis fell behind CMU, 2-1 after doubles. The Judges picked up their first point at No. 2 doubles, where the pairing of Michael Arguello (Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood) and Jeff Cherkin (Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) knocked off Brice Besswanger and Yuvraj Kumar with a late break of serve, 9-7. The Tartans took the top five singles matches, with Brandeis's lone win coming in the only three-set match of the day at No. 6, where junior transfer Eric Miller (San Diego, Calif./Francis Parker) edged Edward Ang, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5. 

Brandeis will meet the University of Rochester in the consolation semifinals tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Michael Arguello

Michael Arguello

Sophomore
Jeff Cherkin

Jeff Cherkin

Sophomore
Eric Miller

Eric Miller

Junior

Players Mentioned

Michael Arguello

Michael Arguello

Sophomore
Jeff Cherkin

Jeff Cherkin

Sophomore
Eric Miller

Eric Miller

Junior
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