The Justice

Media Credit: Asher Krell Men's tennis rookie Steven Milo '13 returns a backhanded shot.

With the men's tennis team opening its season with an 8-1 rout of Bentley University last Wednesday and the women's tennis team getting strong individual performances at the Division III Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships last Sunday, Brandeis tennis seems to be headed in the right direction.

On the women's side, the Judges had three players competing for the title in the singles championship bracket. Rachel Rosman '11 was the highest-ranked Judge, coming into the tournament ranked in the top 16 out of 64 competitors. In her first-round match, Rosman easily defeated opponent senior Jennifer Ouyang of Amherst College 6-2, 6-1. In round two, Rosman continued her brilliant play, taking care of sophomore Rebecca Stone of Babson College in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.

In round three, she faced Tufts University senior Meghan McCooey, who was ranked No. 6 in the region. Control of the ball switched back and forth, but McCooey came out on top in the end, winning the match 4-6, 6-4, 10-7. McCooey would later team up with the singles' runner-up, teammate junior Julia Browne, to defeat Rosman and Mackenzie Gallegos '11 in the first round of the doubles championship bracket as well.

Coach Ben Lamanna said he was very impressed with Rosman's play despite her third-round defeat in singles.

"It was a step in the right direction," Lamanna said. "She has improved a lot. Her backhand is a big weapon."

Lamanna also commented on her aggression on the court and the trust, she has in herself and in her game. "She's in the process, but she's in good shape."

In other singles action, captain Ariana Sanai '10 had a tough first-round draw, playing No. 7 Victoria Aiello, a sophomore from Middlebury College. Sanai played a strong match but fell 6-1, 6-3. Rookie Faith Broderick '13 was the third Judge to compete in the singles bracket and lost in the first round to Amherst senior Jill Wexler, another top-16 player.

While Broderick dropped her first match in the singles championship bracket, she made some noise in the consolation bracket by winning two matches and advancing to the third round. In her first consolation match, she faced senior Mohona Siddique of Wellesley College and won 7-6, 6-7, 10-7. In her next match, she won 6-1, 6-0 over rookie Sabrina Salmela of Simmons College. In her third-round match, facing rookie Britanny Faber of Middlebury, Broderick played strongly but lost 6-3, 6-3.

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