March 12, 2004
Despite winning the doubles point, the 52nd ranked Brown men's tennis team dropped a hotly contested 4-2 decision to 11th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth at the Blue-Gray Invitational in Montgomery, Alabama. The Bears will face Fresno State on Friday, 3/12, at 5:30 p.m. CST, in the second round.
Doubles 1. Cerretani and Shamasdin (B) def. Marquardt and LeCloerec, 8-4 2. Goddard and Pasanen (B) def. Ott and Nieto, 8-5 3. Goldberg and Brier (B) def. Arumi and Lleal, 8-3Singles 1. Nieto (VCU) def. Jamie Cerretani, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 2. leCloerec (VCU) def. Nick Goldberg, 6-7, 6-7 3. Ott (VCU) def. Adil Shamasdin, 6-3, 6-4 4. Arumi (VCU) def. Eric Thomas, 6-0, 6-3 5. Ben Brier (B) def. Marquardt, 6-2, 6-4 6. Zack Pasanen (B) vs. Lleal (VCU), DNF, 6-4, 4-6, 2-5