Box Score Redlands, Calif. – Brandeis suffered a defeat by a score of 7-2 against University of Redlands.
Team Records:
Brandeis University 1-2: National Ranking #26 in Division III
University of Redlands 2-0: National Ranking #22 in Division III
How it went down:
The Judges started off slow in doubles but were able to secure a point on Match #1 from Bhakti Parwani (Ahmedabad, India) and Rebecca Suarez (Huntington, N.Y.) by a score of 8-4. After doubles, they trailed 2-1.
After going down 4-0 in singles, Parwani once again had a nailbiter performance. Drawing 6-4 and 2-6 in the first two sets, Parwani won the tiebreaker round 1-0 to win the point for the Judges in Match #2.
Lika Bolkvadze (Tbilisi, Georgia) had a thrilling performance in Match #6 as well. After winning the first set 6-1 and losing the second 2-6, the match went to a tiebreaker third set where Bolkvadze unfortunately lost in dramatic fashion 6-4.
Up next:
The Judges travel to Pasadena, Calif. on Thursday to take on #21 ranked Cal Tech at 6 pm EST.