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Arts and Sciences graduate students ratify first contract in unanimous vote

by Jessica Blough News Editor

Graduate students in the School of Arts and Sciences (A&S) unanimously voted to ratify their first contract with the administration Thursday, making Tufts the third private university in the United States to have a recognized graduate student union under contract.

Voting took place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Mayer Campus Center, after which the votes were counted and the results were announced. The union did not disclose how many ballots were cast, though 270 graduate students were eligible to vote, according to Ryan Napier, a Ph.D. candidate in English and member of the union bargaining committee.

Two representatives from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509, Matt Dauphin and Corey Durham, along with several graduate students, helped administer the vote. Anna Phillips and Alec Drobac, both Ph.D. candidates in physics, counted the ballots.

Phillips, a sixth-year graduate student, said that she has been working on the unionization effort at Tufts since 2016, shortly after a National Labor Relations Board decision granted graduate students at private universities the right to unionize.

Phillips noted the difficulty of generating long-term commitment to the

cause since many graduate students do not expect to be at the university for more than a few years.

“It poses challenges for the unionization effort that we are a transitory unit,” she said following Thursday’s vote. “But I’m glad to have seen it all the way through.

It’s really exciting to see two years of effort pay off.”

Graduate students voted to form a union in May 2017. Negotiations of a contract with Tufts began in December 2017, according to Andrew Farnitano, a spokesperson for SEIU Local 509. The negotiations were conducted by a bargaining committee of 18 graduate students from various departments, according to Napier.

The contract, which expires in June 2023, includes an increase of 12 to 19 percent in the minimum stipend for graduate workers in each department over the next four years. Benefits to graduate students also include 12 weeks of paid parental leave and the option to request a sixth year of health insurance, according to a document summarizing the terms of the contract.

“It’s very fulfilling to see that the people who voted unanimously agreed with the work that we put in. They like what we did for them,” Ashlynn Keller, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology and a member of the graduate student union bargaining committee, said.

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The Mayer Campus Center is pictured on April 11, 2017.

With this vote to ratify, A&S graduate students join their peers at New York University and Brandeis University in inking contracts with their respective administrations. Graduate students at other private universities, including Harvard University and American University, are also in the midst of formal contract negotiations.

Patrick Collins, Tufts’ executive director of public relations, told the Daily in an email before the ratification vote that

the university respects and appreciates graduate students.

“We’re pleased that the parties have been able to reach tentative agreement on most key articles, and we continue to work with the union towards completing and ratifying the agreement,” Collins said.

Editor’s note: Additional coverage of the graduate students union’s vote to ratify its contract with the university will be published Monday.

Sorkin clinches ITA Cup Div. III singles title as men’s tennis concludes fall season

by Tim Chiang

Assistant Sports Editor

In a storybook ending to his fall season, sophomore Boris Sorkin captured the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup Div. III singles national championship on Saturday at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga., the first Jumbo to do so. No. 4 seed Sorkin broke past No. 2 seed senior Chad LeDuff of UC Santa Cruz in a tight three-set battle, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2. Though the rest of the players did not find the same success that Sorkin did, the team is proud of a fall season full of hard work and improvement.

After losing the first set, Sorkin adjusted his mentality to secure the title.

“I was nervous in the beginning, representing the team in the finals,” Sorkin said. “[LeDuff ] was playing really well.

But then I loosened up in the second

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set and knew I would get my chances. I made it that far and knew I had nothing to lose.”

Sorkin also noted that he decided to stick to the strategy he established from the start of the match.

“I had my strategy and used it from the beginning,” Sorkin said. “I knew how I had to play him. It wasn’t working the first set, but I hoped it would work later and it did.”

Prior to the finals, Sorkin rallied back from a one-set deficit to upset top-seeded senior Jonathan Jemison of Emory, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3. He defeated third-seeded senior Chaz Downing of Carnegie Mellon in straight sets, 6–4, 6–1, in the best-ofthree match quarterfinals.

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Sorkin is the first Jumbo to win the ITA Cup in program history. The championship marks the third and most prestigious title he has taken home this sea-

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son. Earlier in the fall, the sophomore sensation beat first-year Pieter Wernink of Bates 6–0, 6–2 to seize the Middlebury Invitational A Flight singles title on Sept.

16. Sorkin also emerged victorious from a back-and-forth battle with senior co-captain Jerry Jiang of Bowdoin to take the ITA New England singles crown on Sept. 30, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, which earned the Jumbo a berth in the ITA Cup. Sorkin stayed humble and stressed that the Jumbos’ results as a team during their spring season — rather than individual tournaments in the fall — are what really matter.

“I won three tournaments this fall, but it doesn’t mean anything [for the team],” Sorkin said. “I will always try to do my best for the team.”

While Sorkin competed in Georgia, the rest of the team played in their last tournament of the fall season at the TuftsBrandeis Invitational.

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In the A singles flight, Tufts junior Ben Biswas defeated sophomore Rajan Vohra of Brandeis 6–7 (3), 6–2, 10–8 before falling in the Round of 16 to the eventual champion and No. 3 seed senior co-captain Noah Farrell from Middlebury. After losing the first set, Biswas wrested back the second set in a tiebreaker but ultimately lost in a nail-biting contest, 6–4, 6–7(3), 12–10.

Two more Jumbos found success in their opening matches within the B singles flight: sophomore Owen Bartok blitzed through first-year Michael Medvedev of Williams, 6–2, 6–2, while junior co-captain Ethan Bershtein lost just two games in beating sophomore Pablo Ampudia of MIT, 6–2, 6–0. Later, Bartok was defeated by fourth-seeded sophomore Larry Zhao of Bowdoin 6–2,

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Rejjie Snow brings intimate vibes to Cambridge

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n a recent trip with my film class to the Somerville Theatre, one of my classmates noted that we hadn’t been asked for our IDs, something that she said normally happens to her, upon purchasing tickets for the R-rated movie we were planning to see.

And in a cliché turn of events, the absence of a fairly insignificant interaction got me thinking about how the nuances of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating system works. Did someone say the nuances of global film rating systems? Buckle in, this is going to be quite the thrilling column this week!

I didn’t notice the lack of pre-movie carding because the MPAA rating system isn’t used back home, with many of the movies that would fall under the MPAA R rating instead falling under the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) ‘15’ rating, so it has been a few years since I have been asked to prove my age at a cinema. What I find interesting about the two different systems is to what degree the guardian of the child’s opinion of what is appropriate can override the applied rating.

For clarity’s sake I will go over the different ratings that make up the two systems.

The MPAA rating system works as follows: G — Appropriate for all audiences; PG — Anyone may attend; PG-13 — Individuals under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult; R — Individuals under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult; NC-17 — Only those 17 years and older admitted.

While the BBFC rating system used in the UK goes as follows: U — Suitable for all audiences; PG — Suitable for most audiences; 12A — Children ages 12 and over may purchase tickets to these showings, children under 12 must be accompanied by a person over 18 to attend; 15 — Only those 15 years or older admitted; 18 — Only those 18 years or older admitted.

When comparing the two systems, it can seem that the British system is more restrictive than that of the U.S., where all of the ratings (excluding the very rarely used NC-17) allow for parents or guardians to make their own decision surrounding what is suitable for a child. In the past I had been in favor of the British system, as it has a ranking that sits in-between the pre-teen ranking (PG-13 and 12A, respectively) and the adult ranking (R and 18, respectively), giving what I feel is a more appropriate home to the Jonah Hill comedy du jour than R, but after doing some more research, I am less sure in my beliefs. Many directors have railed against the more restrictive rankings, with Alfonso Cuarón railing against Mexico’s rating system when his debut film, “Y Tu Mamá También” (2001), was only allowed to be shown to audiences who were 18 and up, despite being about a road trip taken by two teenagers. Cuarón likened it to censorship in a New York Times article.

So once again, I ask you a question you are unable to respond to directly, should parents and guardians be the ones deciding what is appropriate for the viewer or the local government and film boards calling the shots?

Alexi Reich is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Alexi can be reached at alexi.reich@tufts.edu.

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Rejjie Snow’s performance at Sonia in Cambridge, Mass. on Oct. 5 is pictured.

by Zeynep Doğan Contributing Writer

Growing up black in Dublin, Ireland, Rejjie Snow (whose real name is Alexander Anyaegbunam) has always occupied an unusual vantage point.

His musical style is no different. It is hard to categorize Snow’s music: an eclectic mix of hip-hop and jazzy rhythms bedazzled by fragments of his own life. On Oct. 5, he brought these acoustics to Sonia, a small concert venue in Cambridge, where he performed in front of a small, youthful and energetic crowd.

Snow is an established hit. It has only been five years since the release of his first EP, “Rejovich” (2013), which was successful in both Ireland and the U.S. His next big hit came two years later, when he released the single “All Around the World” (2015). The music video featured Lily-Rose Depp and received more than a million views on YouTube, once again putting Rejjie

in the spotlight. In the past two years, Snow has released two albums with “The Moon & You” (2017) and this year’s “Dear Annie.” Snow is currently on tour, performing all over the United States, Canada and Europe. According to Snow, the performance at Sonia was his first in Cambridge but will not be his last.

At 7 p.m., opener Chloe Lilac took the stage. Her songs were a beautiful representation of rebellious teenage youth, and as Lilac poured out her emotions under the neon lights, the mood was perfectly established.

After Lilac exited, the DJ took his place in the booth and started to pump up the crowd for the main performance. By the time Snow joined him on stage, the crowd was already bursting with energy, dancing and singing along to each song. Snow wore his own merchandise: a hoodie bearing the print of his latest album, “Dear Annie.” Fans could purchase matching sweatshirts from among the various concert merchan-

dise being sold at the back of the venue.

The audience was also treated to a very intimate atmosphere at Sonia, as Snow regularly locked eyes with members of the small crowd. Snow put out a calm, down-to-earth vibe that matched his music and clearly enjoyed being on stage. Snow and the DJ also complemented each other well, matching lyrics with beats.

Only by sitting in the back of the venue could one fully grasp the impact Snow’s performance had on the crowd.

People danced and sang, laughed and smiled. Couples enjoyed the music and each other’s company. Two friends in their early 20s danced through the entire concert, inspiring those around them to join in the boogieing.

It was a short concert, maybe a bit over two hours in all. Despite its brevity, the emotions it inspired endured for the rest of the night. Both Lilac and Snow presented their life stories and, that night, gave a small crowd at the Sonia a glimpse into their inner worlds.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘22 July’ confronts extremism with a poised face

by Tommy Gillespie Executive Arts Editor

British director Paul Greengrass first gained mainstream recognition in 2004 with “The Bourne Supremacy.” The frenetic, rapid-cutting, unsteady camerawork of the Bourne series — somewhat derided by some critics as “shaky-cam” filmmaking — came to define action movies for the remainder of the 2000s, including the venerable James Bond series.

Yet “22 July,” Greengrass’ Netflixproduced drama about the 2011

Norwegian terror attacks, takes place in an entirely different filmic world and arguably, a different world entirely. Shot in English with a Norwegian cast and crew, “22 July” is the second major film this year depicting the deadliest terror attack in Norwegian history; “Utøya 22. juli,” a Norwegian release portraying the attacks in one take in real time, premiered at the Berlinale in February.

In the film’s depiction of the attacks, the camera sits unflinchingly in judgment as Anders Behring Breivik (Anders Danielsen Lie) stalks around the island of Utøya,

the site of a Norwegian Workers’ Youth League summer camp. Cinematographer Pål Ulvik Rokseth films Breivik from a distance through gently swaying birch branches while piercing gunshots intermittently explode across the screen. Viljar Hanssen (Jonas Strand Gravli), hiding on a beach at the bottom of a short cliff alongside his brother and a few other campers, briefly locks eyes with Breivik as he approaches the beach from the top see 22 JULY, page 3

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continued from page 2 of the cliff. As if in slow motion, he draws his gun. The campers begin running, and Viljar is shot multiple times.

This dramatic shift in filming style from Greengrass’ earlier work reflects wider changes in the political discourse of Norway, and in Europe as a whole, in the time since his first film was released.

Breivik’s manifesto portrays him as a soldier of a modern Knights Templar, decrying a perceived Islamization of Europe and claiming that Norwegians have become a minority in our own capital. Despite the horrific violence of Breivik’s attacks, since that fateful day, his views have increasingly found receptive listeners in the wave of right-wing populism and nationalism that has swept across Europe, the U.S. and parts of South America.

“22 July” opens with Breivik’s attacks: Breivik first plants a car bomb near the office of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Ola Furuseth), killing eight people. He then travels to Utøya, where he murders 69 more in a 72-minute rampage. After Breivik’s arrest, Greengrass takes a sweeping approach to depicting the aftermath of the attacks. In the intersecting storylines that follow — Hanssen’s long road to recovery and struggle with PTSD, the Prime Minister’s inquest into how his security services failed to stop the attacks and the trial of Breivik as he retracts his earlier insanity plea and stands trial under the reluctant eye of his lawyer (Jon Øigarden) — Greengrass holds up to scrutiny a nation cut down to its knees. He also confronts an unpleasant truth: Perhaps this nation may not be entirely innocent in breeding the hatred that inspired.

It is easy to forget just how startlingly mainstream a less radical version of Breivik’s views have become in the seven years since Utøya. In 2011, the rightwing populist Sweden Democrats had only just entered the national legislature, the Riksdag. Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the neo-Nazi linked party that now holds 92 seats in Germany’s Bundestag, had yet to be founded. The war in Syria, the source of over one million refugees in Europe, was just months old.

With the benefit of hindsight, Greengrass inserts winks and nods to his audience about the sobering reality to come. Shortly after the attack, Stoltenberg pauses for a moment of

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cre reminded her of the home she has come to find in Norway. It is on this hopeful note that Greengrass chooses to end the film. The Norway depicted in “22 July” remains defiant in the face of the rising tide of right-wing authoritarianism — committed to healing and compassion in the way their nation feels it has upheld. In the face of the ugly underbelly of this seemingly cohesive Scandinavian society, “22 July” has confidence that Norway can withstand the difficult years to come.

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Men’s cross country demonstrates strength in numbers, secures fourth at Conn. College Invitational

by Sejal Dua

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Tufts bested four NESCAC schools at this weekend’s Conn. College Invitational in Waterford, Conn. — including its host — to secure fourth of 27 competing teams.

The Jumbos received strong performances from a number of runners, with many finishing within seconds of each other.

Senior co-captain Colin Raposo led the pack for Tufts, finishing i13th overall (25:21.6). Behind him was fellow senior co-captain Dylan Jones, who crossed the finish line in 25:36.0, good for 23rd overall. Seniors Andrew Doherty Munro (25:40.7), Rory Buckman (25:49.0) and Hiroto Watanabe (25:54.7) rounded out the team’s top five, respectively.

As they anticipated prior to the season, the Jumbos have received strong contributions from their experienced group of seniors. However, the team’s younger members have also impressed. First-year John Cyprus finished just a few seconds behind Watanabe to claim 51st with a time of 26:01.4. Sophomore Peter Horvath rounded out Tufts’ top seven, finishing 65th with a time of 26:08.5.

Raposo and Jones described the course, which looped around 19th-century industrial beach houses, as relatively flat with solid footing. The meet took place at Harkness State Park, which was exposed to the ocean. Coupled with challenging weather, conditions were muddy and slightly tricky. However, according to Buckman, the mud posed no encumbrance relative to last year’s torrential downpour at the same event and subsequent six inches of mud.

“There are parts [of the course] where you can really get moving,” Buckman said.

“I think the team ran super well in terms of [understanding the course]. We’ve had a number of really tough courses earlier in the season, but on Saturday we were able to put it all together and have a really good performance.”

Buckman said that the team was pleased with its fourth-place showing.

Tufts came out on top against higher-ranked teams, namely Conn. College, Dickinson and St. Thomas in Minnesota.

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Senior co-captain Colin Raposo strides forward at the Purple Valley Classic in Williamstown, Mass. on Sept. 22.

Tufts finished with a total of 136 points, behind NESCAC rivals Middlebury (96), Williams (76) and Invitational champion Amherst (72).

While the Jumbos are focused on competing with their NESCAC rivals, they also have an eye on the national competition.

“Beating Dickinson and St. Thomas were good victories for us,” Raposo said.

“[They] show strongly for both us and the region as a whole going into that Nationals selection process.”

Jones said that before this weekend, the team had been unable to outperform teams that it expects to beat, including Conn. College and Bates.

“It felt like a major turning point in the season that we finally had a meet that

definitively showed we are a better team than them,” Jones said.

Buckman explained that his teammates supported him over the course of the 8,000-meter race.

“I was actually leading the race for the first half mile or so,” Buckman said. “I looked back and my teammates — Colin [Raposo], Dylan [Jones] and Andrew [Doherty Munro] — were all right with me, so that was super comforting. Throughout most of the race, I was running close to Andrew and Dylan, so working with those guys … was super good for me just because I’ve worked out with them for the past four years. Andrew said some words to me during the race to keep me going, so that was super helpful.”

Another advantageous effect of Tufts’ front pack sticking together was the runners’ ability to locate their teammates in the pack, according to Jones.

“I was 10 to 15 seconds behind Colin, and I think Rory and Andrew could see me the whole time as well, so we didn’t lose connection with each other,” Jones said.

“I think that certainly benefited everyone and carried everyone along.”

Buckman said that it was nice seeing Raposo finish with the Jumbos’ best time.

“I think it speaks really good volumes that Colin was our top runner this week,” Buckman said. “Come NESCACs, hopefully both [Raposo and Jones] are right up there together, and then Andrew and I won’t be too far back as well.”

Jones noted his excitement regarding the team’s potential as it prepares for Nationals.

“I don’t think the team has felt this optimistic in a long time,” he said. “These next two weeks, we are going to do less mileage but do more quality workouts that are quicker and help to, we use the term, ‘sharpen us’ for racing … Also, we are all growing facial hair and can’t stop. We look disgusting. It’s going to get grosser before it gets better, but it’s a fun [tradition] we do to get ready for the end of the season.”

The Jumbos will return to action on Oct. 27 at Franklin Park in Boston, site of the NESCAC Championships. The Jumbos performed admirably at Franklin Park two weeks ago at the All-New England Championships, claiming third place among 14 competitors.

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continued from page 6 After shutting out Bowdoin on Oct. 6, Tufts’ defense picked up against Trinity where it left off. On Trinity’s first drive, Tufts senior linebacker and co-captain Greg Holt tipped a pass from Trinity junior quarterback Jordan Vazzano, which resulted in an interception by senior defensive back and co-captain Alex LaPiana.

LaPiana credited his teammate for creating the turnover but acknowledged that the defense allowed Trinity to get rolling soon thereafter.

“Greg Holt made a great play on that ball,” LaPiana said. “He tipped it up, and I was able to catch it and get some return yards for us. I think after that, we lost our focus and stopped executing the way we needed to. That was uncharacteristic of our team.”

The Bantams followed with three straight touchdowns to take a 20–14 lead at halftime before posting 10 more points in the third quarter. With 30 unanswered points, Trinity was able to hold off Tufts in the fourth quarter.

Despite the unit’s struggles, LaPiana is confident in the defense going forward.

“We haven’t played our best game yet as a defense,” LaPiana said. “We can still continue to improve. As last week showed, we still have some things to iron out. It’s a work in progress, and we’re looking forward to the challenge.”

Tufts showed some fight toward the end of the game. The Jumbos kicked a field goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter to bring them a bit closer, but the Bantams proceeded to put the game on ice with a one-yard rushing touchdown by Vazzano and the subsequent two-point conversion to give them 38 points.

Even then, the Jumbos did not give up. They mounted another scoring drive, ending in another touchdown throw from McDonald to Dolan with 6:53 left. This proved to be the last score of the game, however, as Trinity closed it out at 38–24 to bring the teams even in the conference standings.

Coach Jay Civetti noted the difficult task of confronting a three-score deficit and praised his team’s optimism despite the score.

“I’m really confident in our seniors and our leadership,” Civetti said. “I think that [mentality] is just a caveat of our program. It’s one of the main tenets of

what we’ve built — it doesn’t matter if you’re up or down. It’s an expectation that you’re giving it your all, all of the time, regardless [of the score].”

Like Tufts, Williams entered its fifth game of the season, on the road at Middlebury, undefeated with a 4–0 record. In their first four games, the Ephs’ offense, led by sophomore quarterback Bobby Maimaron, posted an average of 32.25 points per game. Last week, however, Williams sputtered offensively, falling 21–10 to Middlebury.

The Jumbos will have to be aware of the threat presented by sophomore running back TJ Dozier, who has 496 rushing yards, good for second in the conference. Maimaron has 311 rushing yards of his own to rank 10th in the conference.

Overall, the Ephs have the third-best running game in the league, averaging 214 yards per game.

Civetti emphasized the need to gameplan for Maimaron, even comparing the Ephs’ quarterback to his own team’s signal-caller.

“Williams has a quarterback that’s a lot like [McDonald],” Civetti said. “He’s

very versatile — he can do a lot of things.

The focus is certainly on [Maimaron] and how you can contain him to the best of your ability.”

On the offensive side of the ball, Civetti wants his team to improve one aspect of its game in particular.

“We need to run the ball better,” he said “We didn’t do a good enough job running the ball last week. We had some decent yardage, but we couldn’t put the ball away.

You’ve got to be able to score on the ground.”

The Jumbos came away with a 21–13 victory in last season’s matchup between the two sides. The Jumbos dominated in all aspects of the game, with 336 yards passing and 148 yards rushing. Tufts’ scores came via rushing touchdowns from sophomore running back Mike Pedrini and junior running back Jay Tyler, a 59-yard throw to Dolan, as well as a safety.

Tufts will need to match, if not improve on, its performance last season to stay in contention for the NESCAC title against visiting Williams on Saturday. The Jumbos’ bid to move to 5–1 will kick off at 1:30 p.m. at Ellis Oval.

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Football set to clash with Williams in battle of 4–1 teams

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Senior center Nick Roy prepares to snap the ball in Tufts’ 47–14 Homecoming victory over Bates at Ellis Oval on Sept. 29.

by Bradley Schussel Sports Editor

Tufts will take on Williams at Ellis Oval on Saturday in what is perhaps the highest-stakes game of its season so far. The two teams are currently locked in a three-way tie with Trinity for second place in the NESCAC

with matching 4–1 records. The only team ahead in the standings is first-place Amherst (5–0), so a win for either Tufts or Williams will be crucial in chasing the top spot.

The Jumbos are coming off of their first loss of the season, to the Bantams, last week. Trinity put up a bevy of points in its 38–24 win over then-undefeated Tufts.

The Jumbos’ offense got off to a good start in the first quarter, with two touchdown drives led by senior quarterback and co-captain Ryan McDonald. He scored on both of those drives with a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown to senior wide receiver Jack Dolan, putting the Jumbos up 14–0 early.

The Jumbos’ defense had started the season in fine form, allowing just 7.25 points per game through its first four games. The unit’s success came despite losing several key players to graduation last year. see FOOTBALL, page 5

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continued from page 1 6–4 in the Round of 16, and Bershtein lost to second-seeded first-year Harris Foulkes of Amherst in a close three-set match, 6–2, 5–7, 10–6 in the same round.

Many Jumbos fell in the opening round in hard-fought matches. In the A doubles flight, the sophomore duo of Carl-Herman Grant and Niko Herford lost to junior Justin Patel and first-year Oscar Yang of Bowdoin, 8–6.

Bershtein and fellow junior Nathan Niemiec also fell in their first-round doubles match-up to the MIT duo of senior Tyler Barr and junior Victor Cheng, 8–4. In the B doubles flight, the first-year team of Dylan Glickman and Jack Moldenhauer lost their match to Amherst senior Jesse Levitin and first-year Damien Ruparel 8–6, and the pair of senior co-captain Ross Kamin and first-year Lantis Wang also fell to sophomore Tristan Young and senior Aidan McGrory by the same scoreline.

Though the team hopes to improve their doubles game to contend with some of the nation’s best in the in the spring, Kamin was overall very pleased with the team’s performances over the fall season.

“This fall was really great in terms of [everyone’s] work ethic and desire to get better both on and off the court,” Kamin told the Daily in an electronic message.

“We saw this hard work pay off with some good individual results from many guys in fall tournaments.”

Kamin also emphasized that maintaining focus and intensity over the off-

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Sophomore Boris Sorkin lines up a forehand shot in his singles victory over Middlebury in the Gantcher Center on April 8. season during the winter will be crucial to the team’s success next year.

“The most important thing heading into the offseason is to not lose a step and con-

tinue where we left off at the end of the fall season,” Kamin said. “The winter is a great opportunity to improve as we gear up for the spring season.”

The Jumbos will be back on the court to kick off their spring season on March 9 against the Brandeis Judges.