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Brown University
NJIT
Men's Tennis Defeats NJIT, 6-1
2/25/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Brown men's tennis team defeated NJIT, 6-1, on Sunday at the Pizzitola Sports Center to improve to 10-2 on the season.
The Bears swept doubles to open the day, with wins by freshman Ching Lam (Sai Kung, Hong Kong) and senior Aaron Sandberg (Hudson, Ohio) in second doubles (6-1) and senior Peter Tarwid (Lake Forest, Ill.) and junior Charles Tan (Austin, Texas) in first doubles (6-3) to take the point. Senior Jack Haworth (Corby, England) and sophomore Jacob Walker (Bethesda, Md.) also posted a victory in the round, 6-2, in the third position.
Brown next won four straight singles matches to take a commanding 5-0 lead en route to its victory. Haworth got things started in first singles with a 6-3, 6-2 showing. Lam followed in the fourth spot with a 6-3, 6-2 win. Next, Walker (6-1, 7-5, second) and Tarwid (6-4, 7-6 (4), third) scored victories. NJIT got on the board with a win in sixth singles before Tan closed out the action in fifth singles with a 7-5, 6-4 win.
The Bears next compete in the Mountain Pacific Invitational, hosted by No. 48 New Mexico, on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4.
Results
Doubles
1. Tarwid/Tan (B) def. Cimrman/Fouad, 6-3
2. Lam/Sandberg (B) def. Zvikas/Rangga, 6-1
3. Haworth/Walker (B) def. Petrovic/Castagna, 6-2
Singles
1. Haworth (B) def. Zvikas, 6-3, 6-2
2. Walker (B) def. Cimrman, 6-1, 7-5
3. Tarwid (B) def. Fouad, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
4. Lam (B) def. Petrovic, 6-3, 6-2
5. Tan (B) def. Castagna, 7-5, 6-4
6. Rangaa (NJIT) def. Sandberg, 6-1, 6-1
