Tannenbaum Falls in Pre-Qualifying Round of All-America Champs

Saturday, October 3

Tulsa, Okla.

9:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Day One

Tannenbaum Falls in Pre-Qualifying Round of All-America Champs

10/4/2015 3:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Dartmouth

TULSA, Okla. – Senior Brendan Tannenbaum represented the Dartmouth men's tennis team in the pre-qualifying round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-America Championship on Saturday and Sunday.

The ITA All-America Championship is one of the biggest collegiate tournaments of the year. Over 350 of the best players from all over the country travel to Oklahoma to compete in the event each year.

East Tennessee State's Diego Nunez and Tannenbaum went to three sets on Saturday, with neither player relenting. Tannenbaum won the second set, 6-1, but dropped the first and third, 6-4, 6-3, and Nunez ended up walking away with the victory.

“I thought Brendan did some things very well in his match today,” assistant coach Tom Boysen said. “He returned extremely well and he won a lot of points by using his serve to set up offensive opportunities. This match was close throughout and it turned on two or three key points. I'm proud of the way he represented Dartmouth.”

In the consolation round of the pre-qualifying singles draw on Sunday, Tannenbaum returned to the court for his second match of the weekend, facing Aiden Talcott of William & Mary. The Big Green senior went on to have an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory.

"Brendan executed his game plan very well today," Boysen said. "I was most pleased with the fact taht he was able to maintain his focus for the entire match. Now he can concentrate on getting ready for his qualifying doubles match with Dovydas Sakinis on Tuesday."

Next week proves to be a busy one for the Big Green. On Monday, junior Diego Pedraza and sophomore Ciro Riccardi will play in the qualifying singles event, while Tannenbaum and Sakinis will pair up the following day. Sakinis will compete in the main draw for singles, which starts on Thursday.