WALTHAM, Mass. – Three members of the Brandeis University tennis teams will participate in the 2024 NCAA Division III Singles and Doubles tournaments over Memorial Day Weekend. Senior Dylan Walters of Baltimore, Maryland, will represent the Judges in the men's singles tournament, while junior Bhakti Parwani of Ahmedabad, India, and sophomore Rebecca Suarez of Huntington, New York, have been selected for the women's doubles tournament.

Walters enters the men's tournament ranked fourth in the NCAA Region I and fifth in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Region. He is 14^th nationally in the ITA Division III rankings. Walters posted a 16-8 overall record this season, including 10-6 at #1 singles in dual matches. Walters reached the semifinals of the ITA Northeast Regional tournament in the fall.  He posted dual-match wins over three opponents from nationally-ranked teams during the spring, and throughout the course of the season, he went 8-2 in three-set matches. He was 2-6 against other players in the field, but was one game away from a third win at the University Athletic Association tournament when the team match was decided.

Walters is the first Brandeis men's tennis player selected to the NCAA tournament for singles since Anupreeth Coramutla '21 in 2021.

"Dylan's improved every year since stepping on campus, so it's not a shock that he has been selected to represent Brandeis in the NCAA individual tournament," said head coach Christo Schultz. "However, the rankings, awards, and merits only tell part of the story. Dylan is everything you want in an athlete on your team. He's coachable, he's motivated, and he understands the importance of development through a process mindset. He's led this team through ups and downs - and I'm so glad that we can celebrate his individual success this year in St. Louis. I'm sure Dylan will be on a mission to aspire to keep upsetting those seeded above him."

Parwani and Suarez enter the tournament ranked #11 in Division III by the ITA and second in both NCAA Region I and the ITA's Northeast Region. set a Brandeis single-season record this year for doubles wins, going 13-2 in dual matches and 18-4 overall. In their 18 wins, 15 were decided by three or more games. Of their four losses, two came against the #3 team in Division III, one came when Suarez retired with an injury and the last was decided in a tiebreaker at the UAA tournament. In all, they defeated nine doubles teams from opposing squads who were nationally ranked, including five who qualified for nationals.

Parwani and Suarez are the first Brandeis women's doubles team to reach the NCAA Tournament since 2013, when Carley Cooke '15 and Faith Broderick '13 were selected, and they will be in search of the school's first-ever wins in women's doubles.

"It's always a challenge and privilege to qualify for the NCAA tournament," said head coach Pauri Pandian. "To do so in the most competitive region in the country is a testament to the work that Becca and Bhakti put in on a daily basis to hone their doubles skills and play their best tennis in the biggest moment. I am proud of them for all of that hard work, and I know that they are hungry to bring a trophy back to Brandeis!"

The NCAA Division III Women's and Men's Singles and Doubles tournaments will take place May 25-27 at Washington University in St. Louis. The draws will take place before the first day of competition, with the women's doubles tournament starting not before 3 p.m. on May 25 and the men's singles starting on May 26 at 9 a.m.

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