Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College men's tennis team opened the 2026-27 campaign on Tuesday with a 7-0 shutout of FDU-Florham at home. Next Up: Brooklyn is slated to host Pratt in their second and final match of the Fall season on Saturday, October 24.
BC established control early in doubles play, winning both completed matches to secure the doubles point. The first doubles tandem of Giorgi Zhamutashvili and Dennis Shender earned a 6-1 victory over Chase Miller and Graham Guinane, while Dylan Augustin and James Walsh delivered a 6-0 shutout at second doubles against Jordan Coven and Mark Alexandrov. Brooklyn also received a default victory at third doubles.
Brooklyn continued its strong performance in singles competition, winning all six matches to complete the shutout.
At first singles, Zhamutashvili defeated Miller in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Walsh followed with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 victory over Guinane at second singles, while Shender posted an identical 6-0, 6-1 result against Alexandrov at third singles.
Christopher Vasquez added another straight-set win at fourth singles, defeating Coven, 6-0, 6-0, to help the Bulldogs maintain their momentum.
Augustin and Luka Vekua also secured victories at fifth and sixth singles, respectively, both by default, completing Brooklyn's 7-0 team triumph.
