Feb. 10, 2008

PROVIDENCE, RI - Having won each of the past three matches against Virginia Tech, the Bears were hoping to pick up their first victory over a team in the top 40 this season when #75 Brown (4-3) hosted the Hokies on Saturday afternoon. However, the 37th-ranked Virginia Tech squad was too much for the Bears to handle, as the Hokies picked up a 5-2 win, narrowly claiming the doubles point and then wins at #1, #4, #5, and #6 singles. Brown was led by freshman Jonathan Pearlman (New York, NY), who won at #3 singles and also teamed with senior Saurabh Kohli (Colaba, Mumbai, India) for a win at #2 doubles. Junior Chris Lee (Sudbury, MA) picked up Brown's other win, defeating #82 Nicolas Delgado de Robles in straight sets.

#37 Virginia Tech 5, #75 Brown 2
Doubles
#1 Delgado de Robles/Graber (VT) def. Lee/Ratnam (B) 9-8 (7)
#2 Kohli/Pearlman (B) def. Labrosse/Corace (VT) 8-4
#3 Re/Jacques (VT) def. Garland/Gardner (B)< 8-5
Singles
#1 Re (VT) def. Saurabh Kohli (B) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
#2 Chris Lee (B) def. #86 Delgado de Robles (VT) 6-4, 6-0
#3 Jonathan Pearlman (B) def. Jacques (VT) 6-2, 6-3
#4 Graber (VT) def. Noah Gardner (B) 6-4, 6-4
#5 Labrosse (VT) def. Sam Garland (B) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (6)
#6 Corace (VT) def. Kendrick Au (B) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0