#27 women's tennis falls to #8 Tufts, 7-2

Anastasia Sia hitting a tennis forehand
Anastasia Sia '24 (Photo by Sportspix.com)
Brandeis University
2
Tufts University
7

Doubles

Madeline Suk / Rachel Cranley
def. Bhakti Parwani / Rebecca Suarez
8-3
Zoe Kava / Sophie Wax
def. Ella Subramanian / Phoebe Tamaoki
8-0
Lucy Mitchell / Stephanie Woodbury
def. Nancy Zhang / Ella Chase
8-6

Singles

Rebecca Suarez
def. Sophie Wax
6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Rachel Cranley
def. Bhakti Parwani
6-2, 6-2
Zoe Kava
def. Nancy Zhang
6-4, 6-4
Madeline Suk
def. Phoebe Tamaoki
6-0, 6-1
Anastasia Sia
def. Rebecca Lim
6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Casey Cummings
def. Ella Chase
6-0, 7-5
full stats
Posted: Apr 11, 2023

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Brandeis University women's tennis team, ranked #27 in Division III, took a 7-2 loss at the hands of #8-ranked Tufts today on the road.

TEAM RECORDS

  • Brandeis: 7-8.
  • Tufts: 5-5.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Jumbos opened with a doubles sweep, winning 8-3, 8-0, and 8-6, to go ahead, 3-0.
  • Tufts won the first five singles matches in straight sets before Brandeis picked up its two points.
  • First-year Rebecca Suarez (Huntington, N.Y. / International Virtual Learning Academy) went to three sets at #1 against Sophie Wax of Tufts, emerging with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 win in a third-set super-tiebreaker.
  • At #5 singles, sophomore Anastasia Sia (Thessaloniki, Greece/Anatolia College) topped the Jumbos' Rebecca Lim, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7.

UP NEXT

  • The Judges travel to Wellesley College on Saturday afternoon at 12 noon.