BROOKLYN, NY - Suffering their first shutout loss of the season, the Yeshiva men's tennis team fell to Brooklyn College, losing to the Bulldogs by a score of 9-0 on Wednesday, Mar. 13.
 
With the loss, the Macs are now 1-5 on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles:

• Yeshiva quickly dropped the first two matches to their Brooklyn opponents, as the duos of Jacob Pfeifer/Mark Adler and David Cattan/Israel Bussu fell by the scores of 8-2 and 8-5 respectively.
   
• YU's best chance of picking up a doubles win came in the third seeded match, when the pair of Harry Radinsky/Pinny Balsam forced a 7-7 tie-breaker. Unfortunately, the Maccabee pair was bested, ultimately dropping the contest, 8(7)-7(5).

 
Singles:

• Despite their early struggles, the Maccabees fought hard in singles play, forcing all but one match to three sets.
   
• While they managed to pick up set wins, Cattan (6-3, 6-4, 10-5), Radinsky (6-4, 4-6, 10-4) and Balsam (2-6, 6-3, 10-3), all struggled in the third set tie breakers, seeing the match decided when their opponent reached ten points.
   
• YU's toughest clashes came in the No. 3 and No. 4 seeded matches, where Adler and Bussu forced lengthy bouts. In the No. 3 match, after picking up the first set, 7-6, and dropping the second, 2-6, Adler forced a 9-all draw, yet dropped the next two points and ultimately fell, 11-9.
   
• Pushing play even further than his teammate, Bussu displayed Herculean levels of endurance in the No. 4 match. Winning the first set handily at 6-1, yet dropping the second, 7-5. The Israel native then embarked on a marathon third set, falling only after putting up 17 points to his foe's 19.

 
UP NEXT
Coming back home to kick off the week, the Macs will host John Jay College on Monday, Mar. 18 at 5:00 PM.