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#32 men's tennis drops a pair in Maine

BRUNSWICK and LEWISTON, Maine – The #32 Brandeis men's tennis team suffered a pair of setbacks on a trip north to Maine this weekend, as the Judges dropped a 6-3 decision at the hands of third-ranked and defending national championships Bowdoin on Friday evening and a 7-2 match at #40 Bates College on Saturday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED – BOWDOIN (L, 3-6)

  • After the Polar Bears won at No. 2 doubles, No. 1 and 3 were each decided in a tiebreaker.
  • Seniors Michael Arguello (Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood) and Ryan Bunis (Cincinnati, Ohio/Groton-Dunstable, Mass.) edged Bowdoin's Luke Tercek and Grant Urken, 9-8 (8-6) at the top spot to briefly tie the match.
  • The hosts prevailed at No. 3, with Justin Patel and Gill Roddy defeating Brian Granoff (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep) and Jackson Kogan (Pacific Palisades, Calif. / Windward School) by the same 9-8 (8-6) score as the No. 1 match.
  • In singles action, Bowdoin won the top three matches to clinch the victory, with Urken and Tercek avenging their doubles loss to Arguello and Bunis at No. 1 and 2, respectively.
  • Brandeis's two wins were three-setters. At No. 4, sophomore Tyler Ng (Great Neck, N.Y. / Great Neck South) earned a 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-3 victory over Jerry Jiang, who had defeated him in doubles.
  • At No. 6, rookie David Aizenberg (Highland Park, Ill. / Highland Park) just got by Luke Carstens, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7.

HOW IT HAPPENED – BATES

  • The Judges again fell behind 2-1 after doubles play. The win came at No. 2, where Aizenberg and Ng teamed for an 8-4 win over Patrick Ordway and Adam Schwartz.
  • The Bobcats picked up an 8-3 win at No. 1 thanks to Ben Rosen and Chris Ellis.
  • At No. 3, the home team got a late break of serve by Josh Quijano and Jacob Kauppila to take an 8-6 victory and the lead into singles.
  • After Bates's Ben Rosen defeated Brandeis's Ryan Bunis 6-0, 6-3, at the top spot, the next three matches were all decided in three sets.
  • Unfortunately for Brandeis, the first two of those finished were won by the Bobcats.
  • Schwartz got back at Ng for his doubles defeat with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 win at No. 4.
  • The Bobcats' Ellis knocked off Granoff, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, at No. 2 to clinch the match.
  • Arguello earned Brandeis's second point at No. 3 with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-5, victory.
  • Bates won at No. 5 and 6 to finish out the 7-2 win.

TEAM RECORDS

  • Brandeis falls to 4-6 on the season.
  • Bowdoin improves to 9-1.
  • Bates moves to 2-7.

UP NEXT

  • The Judges play host to Wheaton College and former assistant Pauri Pandian Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

David Aizenberg

David Aizenberg

First-year
Michael Arguello

Michael Arguello

Senior
Ryan Bunis

Ryan Bunis

Senior
Brian Granoff

Brian Granoff

Senior
Jackson Kogan

Jackson Kogan

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tyler Ng

Tyler Ng

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

David Aizenberg

David Aizenberg

First-year
Michael Arguello

Michael Arguello

Senior
Ryan Bunis

Ryan Bunis

Senior
Brian Granoff

Brian Granoff

Senior
Jackson Kogan

Jackson Kogan

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tyler Ng

Tyler Ng

Sophomore
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