TULSA, Okla. – Senior Brendan Tannenbaum represented the Dartmouth men’s tennis team in the pre-qualifying round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-America Championship on Saturday.

The ITA All-America Championship is one of the biggest collegiate tournaments of the year. Over 350 of the best players from all over the country travel to Oklahoma to compete in the event each year. 

East Tennessee State’s Diego Nunez and Tannenbaum went to three sets, with neither player relenting. Tannenbaum won the second set, 6-1, but dropped the first and third, 6-4, 6-3, and Nunez ended up walking away with the victory.

“I thought Brendan did some things very well in his match today,” assistant coach Tom Boysen said. “He returned extremely well and he won a lot of points by using his serve to set up offensive opportunities. This match was close throughout and it turned on two or three key points. I’m proud of the way he represented Dartmouth.” 

Next week proves to be a busy one for the Big Green. On Monday, junior Diego Pedraza and sophomore Ciro Riccardi will play in the qualifying singles event, while Tannenbaum and fellow senior Dovydas Sakinis will play in the doubles qualifying event the following day. Sakinis will compete in the main draw for singles, which starts on Thursday.