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Men's Tennis Drops Spring Season Opener to Brown
January 22, 2006 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 22, 2006
Providence, R.I. - Soma Kesthley took down Brown No. 1 Dan Henegby, but the Eagles fell to the No. 41 ranked Brown Bears 6-1 in Providence.
Kesthely won the first set of his match with Henegby, the No. 69 player in the country, and held on to earn a hard-fought 7-6(7), 6-7(5), 1-0(2) victory.
Four freshman Brian Hartness, Sam Wagner, Alex Rastorgouev, and Michael Reiser, played in the starting lineup for the Eagles, and all displayed strong efforts in their first-ever matches despite losing. Sophomore Jason Sechrist played at No. 2 for the Eagles and fell to Brown's Eric Thomas.
On the doubles side, the No. 50 ranked tandem of Philip Charm and Henegby took down Kesthely and Wagner 8-2. The tandem of Sechrist/Hartness won 8-4, while Dennis Reardon/Rastorgouev, fell 8-4.
The Eagles return to action Saturday, February 4 against Manhattan in Chestnut Hill.
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Doubles
#1 Charm/Hanegby (B) def. Kesthely/Wagner (BC), 8-2
#2 Sechrist/Hartness (BC) def. Kohli/Ratnam (B), 8-4
#3 Thomas/Garland (B) def. Reardon/Rastorgouev (BC), 8-4
Singles
#1 Kesthely (BC) def. Hanegby (B), 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 0-1 (2)
#2 Thomas (B) def. Sechrist (BC), 6-2, 6-0
#3 Charm (B) def. Hartness (BC), 6-1, 6-0
#4 Kohli (B) def. Wagner (BC), 6-4, 6-3
#5 Lee (B) def. Rastorgouev (BC), 6-4, 6-3
#6 Tedaldi (B) def. Reiser (BC), 6-3, 6-3
