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Bentley Tennis Player Grabs Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team Nod
Nikolai Pran has been named to the conference's all-rookie team after a strong freshman showing at Bentley. Here's how he did it.
WALTHAM, MA — The adjustment to Waltham, Mass. from Oslo, Norway is probably a big one, but it didn't do much to impact Nikolai Pran's performance on the tennis court.
Pran, Bentley's standout freshman, was named to the Northeast-10 Men's Tennis All-Rookie team this week.
He and Gabe Horwitz were Bentley's primary No. 2 doubles team during the NE10 season and they compiled a 3-2 record, according to Bentley. Overall, Pran was 7-6 in doubles matches.
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In singles, Pran posted wins against the likes of Stonehill, Franklin Pierce and Post in the regular season.
Recently, Pran won both of his matches in Bentley's NE10 first-round playoff match against St. Michael's on Tuesday. He won in No. 4 singles and in No. 2 doubles with Horwitz.
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Pran was an acclaimed youth tennis player in Oslo, ranking in the top-300 for under-16 players and playing for the Norwegian youth national team.
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