PASADENA, Calif. – The Brandeis University women's tennis team got its annual February break trip to California off on the right foot today as the Judges, ranked 40^th in Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, defeated 19^th-ranked CalTech, 5-4.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis: 2-2, #40 in Division III.
• CalTech: 0-1, #19 in Division III.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Judges jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles action. Sophomore Cecelia Denis (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) and junior Ella Subramanian (Parkland, Fla./Laurel Springs) opened the scoring at #3 with an 8-4 win.
• CalTech answered with an 8-4 win at #2, but sophomore Bhakti Parwani (Ahmedabad, India / Kumkum School) and first-year Rebecca Suarez (Huntington, N.Y. / International Virtual Learning Academy) gave Brandeis the advantage with a late break for an 8-6 win at #1.  
• The Beavers their first lead after posting wins at #4 and #3 in straight sets.
• Parwani earned her second win of the match at #2, 6-1, 6-2, to even the match at 3-all.
• Judge sophomore Anastasia Sia (Thessaloniki, Greece / Anatolia College) put the Judges ahead, 4-3, with a 6-4, 6-3, win at #5, but CalTech's Emily Zhang knocked off Suarez, 6-3, 6-2, at #1 to put the pressure on the team's #6 players.
• CalTech's Payal Patel won the first set, 6-4, but Brandeis first-year Ella Chase (Lincoln, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) rallied, winning the last two sets 6-0, 6-3, to secure the victory.

UP NEXT

• The Judges' trip to the West Coast continues later today with a match at Whittier College.