CLAREMONT, Calif. – The #32 Brandeis men's tennis team opened its 2026 February Break trip to California with a 7-0 loss at the hands of #4-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, taking a pair of first sets in the process.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis: 1-2, ranked #32 in Division III by Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
• CMS: 4-0, ranked #4 in Division III by ITA.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• CMS clinched the doubles point by winning the top two matches, 6-3, 6-3.
• The Judges pairing of junior Huasen Dong (Richmond Hill, Ont./Richmond Green Second School) and first-year Muaz Malik (Dubai, UAE/Laurel Springs School) tested the Stags at #3 before falling, 6-4.
• In singles action, CMS picked up another sweep.
• Brandeis highlights included junior Pierce Garbett (Coral Gables, Fla./Gulliver Prep) battling back in the second set from 5-0 down to reach 5-4 before falling, 6-2, 6-4.
• The Judges won their only two sets of the match at #4 and #5, where Malik and Dong were competitive again.
• Malik won the opener at #4, 6-4, before falling 0-6 and 7-10 in the super-tiebreaker in the third.
• Dong opened his match at #5 with a 7-5 win in the first set. In the second, he pushed his opponent to a tiebreaker before losing, 6-7 (5-7), and then falling in the super-tiebreaker third, 5-10.

UP NEXT

• The Judges face #31 Caltech on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.