CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the first time in program history, the Brown men’s tennis program will be sending two doubles pairings to the semifinals of the ITA New England Regionals.
The pairings of Lucas Kimelman and Tej Bhagra along with Ivan Sodan and Robert Yang advanced to the semifinals of the ITA New England Regionals.
The Bears tennis team finished play on day four of the ITA New England Regionals on Saturday. The Bears went 5-2 in doubles play to advance two duos to the semifinals, the furthest the program has ever been. In 2024, the Bears sent one pairing to the semifinal of the ITA New England Regionals
In round one, Cole Oberg and Elliot Wasserman defeated Rodrigo Fernandes and Eric Verdes from Cornell, 8-7(6), while Lucas Kimelman and Tej Bhagra topped Edward Liao and Zhengqing Ji of Yale, 8-7(7-1). Lukas Phimvongsa and Justin Lin were edged by Harvard’s Rohan Murali and Kolos Kincses, 8-5, and Ivan Sodan and Robert Yang earned their victory over Felipe Pinzon and Gabriel Cezar Papoe from Cornell, 8-4.
The second round ended with Kimelman and Bhagra defeating teammates, Oberg and Wasserman, 8-5, while Ivan Sodan and Robert Yang earned their advancement to the semifinals over Binghamton’s Filipe Costa and Zihe Liao, 8-6.
The Bears will be back to compete tomorrow to have two duos compete in doubles on the fifth day of the ITA Regionals.
Doubles Results:
Round One:
Cole Oberg and Elliot Wasserman (Brown) def. Rodrigo Fernandes and Eric Verdes (Cornell), 8-7(6)
Lucas Kimelman and Tej Bhagra (Brown) def. Edward Liao and Zhengqing Ji (Yale), 8-7(7-1)
Rohan Murali and Kolos Kincses (Harvard) def. Lukas Phimvongsa and Justin Lin (Brown), 8-5
Ivan Sodan and Robert Yang (Brown) def. Felipe Pinzon and Gabriel Cezar Papoe (Cornell), 8-4
Round Two:
Lucas Kimelman and Tej Bhagra (Brown) def. Cole Oberg and Elliot Wasserman (Brown), 8-5
Ivan Sodan and Robert Yang (Brown) def. Filipe Costa and Zihe Liao (Binghamton), 8-6
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