Men's tennis downs Brandeis, 8-0
March 21, 2009

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The No. 22 ranked Bates College men's tennis team recorded its second shutout win in two days on Saturday, winning 8-0 at Brandeis University. The No. 6 singles match wasn't played due to time constraints.

The Bobcats, ranked No. 6 in the region, raised their record to 5-1 on the year, while the host Judges, ranked No. 14 in the region, dropped to 5-6.

In the closest match of the day, junior Michael Reiss (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) outlasted Mayur Kasetty 6-1, 5-7, 15-13.

Bates next plays at Tufts in a NESCAC match on Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m.

#22 Bates College 8, Brandeis University 0

Singles competition
1. Benjamin Stein (BATES) def. Simon Miller (BRMTEN) 6-3, 6-1
2. Amrit Rupasinghe (BATES) def. Scott Schulman (BRMTEN) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 10-4
3. Maxwell Berger (BATES) def. Seth Rogers (BRMTEN) 7-5, 6-1
4. Michael Reiss (BATES) def. Mayur Kasetty (BRMTEN) 6-1, 5-7, 15-13
5. Ryan Mannelly (BATES) def. Josh Bookman (BRMTEN) 6-0, 6-4
6. Zach Fenno (BATES) vs. Craig Elman (BRMTEN) no result

Doubles competition
1. Benjamin Stein/Amrit Rupasinghe (BATES) def. Simon Miller/Scott Schulman (BRMTEN) 8-6
2. Maxwell Berger/Ryan Mannelly (BATES) def. Seth Rogers/Craig Elman (BRMTEN) 8-1
3. Jeffrey Beaton/Zach Fenno (BATES) def. Mayur Kasetty/Josh Bookman (BRMTEN) 8-4