WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University men's tennis team (9-3) hosted their first match of the 2026 portion of their schedule against Ithaca (3-3) and dropped the match 5-2 to the Bombers on Thursday afternoon from the Corash Tennis Courts.

How it Happened
Doubles: Clark 2, Ithaca 1

• No. 1: Seniors Edward-Shepherd Johnson and Graham Russo def. Gijs Fidler and Siddharth Desai, 6-3
• No. 2: Sophomore Ziad Tabbara and junior Aris Kirkorian def. Luis Crespo and Ean Lantzy, 7-5
• No. 3: Ivan Kisic and Samuel Lopez-Cardenas def. first-year Benjamin Liu and senior Sai Chanda, 6-1

Singles: Ithaca 5, Clark 1

• No. 1: Kisic def. Tabbara, 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
• No. 2: Shepherd-Johnson def. Fidler, 7(7)-6(2), 6-4
• No. 3: Reddy def. Russo, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
• No. 4: Crespo def. Kirkorian, 6-4, 6-3
• No, 5: Hernandez def. Liu, 6-4, 6-4
• No. 6: Lopez-Cardenas def. Montane, 6-2, 6-0

What's Next
Clark host their first home NEWMAC match of the spring when they welcome Coast Guard to Worcester on Saturday for a contest beginning at 2:00 p.m.