LOS ANGELES, Calif. ? Dartmouth men's tennis came out strong but ultimately fell 2-5 on Sunday, March 16, when it took on Utah at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
Dartmouth won both the second and third doubles matches winning the doubles point and going up 1-0 in the team match.
However, Utah fired back, playing very tough singles matches and winning five out of six. Captain
Mark Brodie (Greensboro, N.C.) saw his win streak broken by Utah's Zach Ganger. Although
Daniel Freeman (Chatsworth, Calif.) played a close match at No. 2, he could not finish in either set.
Ari Gayer (Hollis, N.Y.) won the lone singles point at the No. 5 spot 6-1, 6-2 as the Green dropped their first outdoor match of the season.
The loss puts Dartmouth at an even 5-5 for the season. The next match will be at LMU on Wednesday, March 19th, at 1:30 pm.
Full Results
Doubles
1 Brodie/Schectman (D) lost to Ganger/Mann (U) 8-6
2 Freeman/Gayer (D) def. Jacobs/Maharaj (U) 8-6
3 Fink/Roby (D) def. Allin/Hancock (U) 8-4
Singles
1
Mark Brodie (D) lost to Zach Ganger (U) 6-1,6-4
2
Daniel Freeman (D) lost to Othman Zerovali-Ovarkil (U) 7-5,7-5
3
Justin Tzou (D) lost to Miron Mann (U) 6-0,6-2
4
Curtis Roby (D) lost to Wes Hancock (U) 6-0,6-3
5
Ari Gayer (D) def. Stephen Jacobs (U) 6-1,6-3
6
Jeffrey Schechtman (D) lost to Timmy Allin (U) 6-4,6-4
FINAL SCORE
Dartmouth 2, Utah 5