THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The Brandeis men's tennis team, ranked No. 24 in Division III, suffered a 7-2 loss at the hands of No. 20 Cal Lutheran University last night in California. With the loss, Brandeis falls to 0-2 on their West Coast trip, while the Kingsmen won their season opener.
In doubles action, Brandeis rookies Alec Siegel (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) and Michael Secular (Bronx, N.Y./Plant, Fla.) earned a point at No. 3 with a late service break for an 8-6 victory. Singles saw four of their six matches decided in straight sets in favor of CLU. At No. 2 singles, junior Josh Jordan (Northboro, Mass./Algonquin Regional) won the first set, 7-5, but dropped the second, 6-3, before falling in a super tie-breaker, 10-6. Junior captain Steven Milo (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset) improved to 2-0 at the top spot for the Judges with a marathon victory, 5-7, 7-5 (6-0), 10-6 in the super tie-breaker.
The Judges continue their four-match road trip at Chapman University on Friday.
#20 Cal Lutheran 7, #24 Brandeis 2
Feb 23, 2012 at Thousand Oaks, CA (Poulson Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Steven Milo (BR) def. Nicholas Ballou (CLU) 5-7, 7-6 (6-0), 1-0 (10-6) |
| 2. Justin Wilson (CLU) def. Josh Jordan (BR) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6) |
| 3. Ray Worley (CLU) def. Dave Yovanoff (BR) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4. Connor Treacy (CLU) def. Alec Siegel (BR) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 5. Thomas Millet (CLU) def. Ezra Bernstein (BR) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 6. Marcelo Sousa (CLU) def. Michael Secular (BR) 6-2, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Nicholas Ballou/Ray Worley (CLU) def. Steven Milo/Dave Yovanoff (BR) 8-4 |
| 2. Thomas Millet/Connor Treacy (CLU) def. Ezra Bernstein/Josh Jordan (BR) 8-1 |
| 3. Alec Siegel/Michael Secular (BR) def. Justin Wilson/Marcelo Sousa (CLU) 8-6 |
| Match Notes |
| Brandeis 0-2; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #7 |
| Cal Lutheran 1-0; National ranking #20; Regional ranking #6 |