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Daniel Shemesh reaches for a shot on the tennis court
Courtesy Tufts University
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Brandeis BRANDEIS (3-3)
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Winner Bates BATES (2-3)
Brandeis BRANDEIS
(3-3)
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Final
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Bates BATES
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Adam Levin '94

#32 men edged in Maine, 4-3, at Bates

LEWISTON, Maine – The 32nd-ranked Brandeis University men's tennis team traveled to Maine on Sunday, dropping a narrow 4-3 decision to host Bates College. The contest saw six different sets decided with the winner needed seven games for victory, including three tiebreakers, but five of those went the way of the home team. 

TEAM RECORDS
  • Brandeis: 3-3, ranked #32 in Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
  • Bates: 2-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The match was a battle from the start, as the doubles point was decided by the narrowest of margins. Bates managed to take a the lead into singles play after winning two of the three flights in tiebreakers.
  • At #1 doubles, the sophomore-first-year pair of Daniel Shemesh (Modiin, Israel / Ironi Hei School Modiin) and Oliver Lorenz (Albuquerque, N.M. / Rafa Nadal Academy) fell in a heartbreaker, 7-6 (8-6).
  • The Judges' #3 duo of junior Huasen Dong (Richmond Hill, Ont. / Richmond Green Second School) and first-year Muaz Malik (Dubai, UAE / Laurel Springs School) also pushed their match to the limit before falling 7-6 (9-7).
  • Brandeis earned its lone doubles win at the #2 spot, where junior Pierce Garbett (Coral Gables, Fla. / Gulliver Prep) and sophomore Aidan Wang-Fan (Richmond Hill, Ont. / Bill Crothers Secondary School) secured a 7-5 victory.
  • In singles play, the two teams split the six matches. Shemesh provided a strong performance at the top of the lineup, earning a straight-set 6-3, 6-4 win at #1 singles to tie things up.
  • At the bottom of the flight, the Judges displayed significant resilience as both players came from a set down to win. Dong rallied for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory at the #5 position, while Lorenz completed a similar comeback at #6, winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, putting the Judges ahead, 3-2.
  • Bates secured the team victory with wins at the #2, #3, and #4 positions. Garbett battled through two tight sets at #2 before falling 7-5, 7-5, and Malik suffered a late break at #4, eventually dropping a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 decision, in the evening's final match.

UP NEXT
  • The Judges will look to bounce back as they continue their spring season schedule next Saturday at Skidmore College. 
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