WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Brandeis men's tennis team evened its record at 6-6 today with a 6-3 home victory over cross-town rival Bentley University.
Brandeis was paced by a pair of double winners.
Rookie Mitch Krems (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Century Acad.) teamed with sophomore Alec Siegel (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) for an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles over Jimmy Rindo and Raghav Tanna. Krems also defeated Rindo, 6-2, 6-2, in the quickest of the six singles matches at No. 2.
Senior David Yovanoff (Eden, N.Y./Eden) paired with rookie Danny Lubarsky (Cleveland, Ohio/Hawken School) at No. 3 doubles for a marathon 9-8 victory over Andrew Waddington and Lucas Wever of the Falcons. The tiebreaker went 16 points before the Judges won, 9-7. Yovanoff then took out Waddington again, 6-3, 6-4.
Brandeis's other two points came at No. 1 singles, where senior Steven Milo (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset) defeated Rodrigo Ribeiro, 6-2, 7-5, and at No. 5, where sophomore Michael Secular (Bronx, N.Y./Plant, Fla.) won when Tanna retired despite owning a 6-4, 3-2 lead.
Brandeis returns to action on Thursday with another out-of-division showdown at DI Bryant University in Providence, R.I.
Brandeis 6, Bentley 3
Apr 08, 2013 at Waltham, Mass. (Brandeis/Rieger Tennis Court)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Steven Milo (BRMTEN) def. Rodrigo Ribeiro (BEN) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 2. Mitch Krems (BRMTEN) def. Jimmy Rindo (BEN) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. Kamil Pilch (BEN) def. Alec Siegel (BRMTEN) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 4. David Yovanoff (BRMTEN) def. Andrew Waddington (BEN) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 5. Michael Secular (BRMTEN) def. Raghav Tanna (BEN) 4-6, 2-3, retired |
| 6. Lucas Wever (BEN) def. Danny Lubarsky (BRMTEN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Kamil Pilch/Rodrigo Ribeiro (BEN) def. Steven Milo/Michael Secular (BRMTEN) 8-6 |
| 2. Mitch Krems/Alec Siegel (BRMTEN) def. Jimmy Rindo/Raghav Tanna (BEN) 8-2 |
| 3. Danny Lubarsky/David Yovanoff (BRMTEN) def. Andrew Waddington/Lucas Wever (BEN) 9-8 (9-7) |
| Match Notes |
| Bentley 6-9 |
| Brandeis 6-6 |