EWING, NJ - The Vassar College men's tennis team concluded action at the 2021 TCNJ Fall Kickoff Invitational on Sunday. It was an outstanding day two as the Brewers came away with four singles victories and a pair of doubles wins.

Singles action saw sophomore Benjamin Almquist post a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 10-5 win over NYU's Joseph He, while rookie James Balon bested the Violets' Henry Hochfelder, 7-5, 6-4. Sophomore Nihal Kothari earned a victory of his own, battling out a 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 win over NYU's Max O'Malley, while senior William Hwang bested Ronak Khara, 6-4, 6-2 for his win.

Senior Mihajlo Ivanovic fell to NYU's Zachary Freier, 6-0, 6-3 in singles play, while sophomore Arun Guruswamy shouldered a tough 6-2, 5-7, 7-10 loss to Rumaish Khastgir.

Doubles action was paced by Ivanovic and Guruswamy, who powered their way to an 8-2 victory over NYU's Khastgir and Lucas Biondi. Balon and Hwang also combined for victory, defeating Khara and Llan Leventhal, 8-4. Other doubles action saw sophomore Jay Wong and senior Mathew Yee fall by an narrow 8-6 margin to Freier and Alex Yang of NYU, while Almquist and rookie Amav Agostinho also fell by a tight 8-6 margin to Shrey Arora and He.

The Brewers return to action next weekend when they travel to Geneva, NY to compete in the 2021 ITA Northeast Regional Championships, hosted by Hobart College. Action begins on Friday and the rounds run through Sunday.