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Men's Tennis

Sagehens Prevail Cold Weather, Tame Bobcats

CLAREMONT, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer men's tennis team braved through the chilly weather and cold winds to cruise to a comfortable 7-2 victory over Bates College on Thursday night at Pauley Tennis Complex, improving to a 5-1 record overall.

The Sagehens seized the doubles round 2-1 over the Bobcats to gain an early advantage. Kalyan Chadalavada and Jed Kronenberg put their opponents to work in No. 1 doubles, winning their match 8-4. Jack Bernstein and Sam Gearou combined for an 8-4 win in No. 3 doubles, making solid hits from the baseline and capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. Unfortunately for the Sagehens, Josh Gearou and Marko Mandic lost their No. 2 doubles match 8-5.

Octave Bellet coolly sealed No. 3 singles with a pair of 6-2 sets, frustrating his opponent with slices. Sam Malech also won his matchup in No. 5 singles with two 6-2 sets as well, while Josh Gearou took care of No. 2 with 7-5 and 6-3 victories. Over in the battle of the aces, Jed Kronenberg won the first set 6-1, but was taken to tiebreaker in the second set. The freshman prevailed to win No. 1 singles with a 7-4 win in the tiebreaker to take the final set 7-6. Sam Gearou lost his No. 6 single matchup with Vidyut Yadav, falling 7-6 (5) and 6-3. Marko Mandic bounced back with a three-set victory, coming back from a 6-3 loss in the first set with 6-2 and 6-4 victories.

Up Next: The Sagehens will host Brandeis University on Saturday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m. followed by a 3:00 p.m. matchup against Azusa Pacific University.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Bernstein

Jack Bernstein

Freshman
Pomona
Kalyan Chadalavada

Kalyan Chadalavada

5' 10"
Senior
Pomona
Josh Gearou

Josh Gearou

5' 8"
Junior
Pomona
Sam Gearou

Sam Gearou

5' 9"
Junior
Pomona
Jed Kronenberg

Jed Kronenberg

6' 1"
Freshman
Pomona
Sam Malech

Sam Malech

5' 10"
Senior
Pitzer
Marko Mandic

Marko Mandic

6' 1"
Senior
Pomona

Players Mentioned

Jack Bernstein

Jack Bernstein

Freshman
Pomona
Kalyan Chadalavada

Kalyan Chadalavada

5' 10"
Senior
Pomona
Josh Gearou

Josh Gearou

5' 8"
Junior
Pomona
Sam Gearou

Sam Gearou

5' 9"
Junior
Pomona
Jed Kronenberg

Jed Kronenberg

6' 1"
Freshman
Pomona
Sam Malech

Sam Malech

5' 10"
Senior
Pitzer
Marko Mandic

Marko Mandic

6' 1"
Senior
Pomona