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- Hometown:
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Bio
2014-15: Named 2nd team All-Conference in No. 3 singles ... also named 1st team All-Conference in No. 2 doubles ... in NE-10 singles matches in the No. 3 spot, went 5-2 ... earned a win in No. 3 singles vs. Assumption in Northeast-10 Quarterfinals ... went 13-8 in singles overall ... posted a 14-5 record in doubles overall ... combined with Brendan McCarthy to go 14-2 overall and 8-1 in the NE-10, with a 7-1 record from the No. 2 spot ... the pair won all three of their doubles matches from the No. 2 spot in the NE-10 Playoffs, vs. Le Moyne, Assumption and Merrimack.
Before Bentley: Won the Aruba Open (TIHTA) in doubles Under-14 in 2010 ... won the St. Maarten Open ITF tournament in 2010, both singles and doubles Under-14 ... reached Semi-finals of Junior Davis Cup (Under-16), while representing the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.
Personal: Majoring in management with a minor in finance ... age as of March 1: 19 ... son of George and Maureen Samander.
News Mentions
Bentley Tennis Teams, Players Honored by ITA for Academics
Both of the Bentley men’s and women’s tennis teams, and a combined 12 players from both squads, were honored by the Intercollegiate...
July 27, 2016
Southern N.H. Advances to Northeast-10 Finals over Bentley 5-2
Despite several close matches, top seed Southern N.H. advanced to the Northeast-10 finals with a 5-2 victory over fourth seed Bentley in the...
April 29, 2016
Five Bentley Tennis Players Named All-Conference
Five players from the Bentley men’s tennis team have been named to the 2015-16 Northeast-10 All-Conference teams it was announced on...
April 27, 2016
Bentley Moves Past Le Moyne 5-1 and Into Northeast-10 Semifinals
Bentley advanced to the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Championship with a 5-1 victory over Le Moyne on Wednesday afternoon....
April 27, 2016
Bentley Set to Host Le Moyne in Northeast-10 Championship
Bentley will open up the Northeast-10 Men's Tennis Championship on Wednesday afternoon at home against Le Moyne in a quarterfinal match after...
April 26, 2016
Bentley Sweeps Past AIC in Regular Season Finale
Bentley closed out the 2015-16 regular season with a 9-0 sweep of Northeast-10 rival AIC on Saturday afternoon indoors at the Woburn Athletic...
April 23, 2016
Bentley Takes Down Post 6-3
In preparation for its final regular season match, Bentley defeated Post 6-3 in a non-conference men’s tennis match on Thursday afternoon to...
April 21, 2016
Bentley Sweeps Past Saint Anselm 9-0
The Bentley men’s tennis team swept past Saint Anselm 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the penultimate Northeast-10 match of the regular...
April 20, 2016
Bentley Excels in Singles in 6-3 Win over Assumption
Bentley won five of six singles matches in its 6-3 victory over Northeast-10 rival Assumption on Saturday afternoon. Michael Fuca (Manchester,...
April 16, 2016
Merrimack Slips Past Bentley in Northeast-10 Duel 5-4
Merrimack stayed unbeaten in Northeast-10 matches with a hard-fought 5-4 victory over the Bentley men’s tennis team on Friday afternoon. The...
April 15, 2016
Samander Picks Up Northeast-10 Player of Week Honor
For the second time this season Bentley sophomore men’s tennis player George Samander (Willemstad, Curacao/ISC) was named the Northeast-10...
April 12, 2016
Bentley Rolls Past Stonehill 8-1
The Bentley men’s tennis team earned a key Northeast-10 win over Stonehill 8-1 on Saturday afternoon. Five of six players competing on the...
April 9, 2016
Bentley Coasts Past Saint Michael’s 8-1
Bentley got its Northeast-10 schedule in full swing on Wednesday with an 8-1 victory over Saint Michael’s on the road. Brendan McCarthy...
April 6, 2016
Bentley Claims 5-3 Win over Colby-Sawyer
Bentley picked up a 5-3 win over Colby-Sawyer in a non-conference men’s tennis match on Wednesday as the team prepares for the heart of its...
March 23, 2016
Bentley Wins Spring Break Finale Over St. Thomas Aquinas 6-3
Led by a sweep of the doubles matches, Bentley defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 6-3 on Friday in the final match of the team’s spring break trip.
March 18, 2016
Bentley Falls at Florida Tech 9-0
In the second match of its spring break trip the Bentley men’s tennis team fell to a talented Florida Tech team 9-0 on Tuesday afternoon.
March 15, 2016
Samander Wins Twice in Spring Break Trip Opener
Sophomore George Samander (Willemstad, Curacao/ISC) was Bentley’s standout performer on Monday vs. St. Cloud State, but the men’s...
March 14, 2016
Samander, Fuca Garner Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Awards
Bentley University men’s tennis players George Samander (Willemstad, Curacao/ISC) and Michael Fuca (Manchester, Mass./Manchester-Essex) have...
March 1, 2016
Bentley Sweeps Past Wentworth 9-0
The Bentley men’s tennis team swept past Wentworth 9-0 on Saturday afternoon as four different players won in both singles and doubles. The...
February 27, 2016
Bentley Drops Spring Opener to MIT 9-0
The Bentley men’s tennis team opened its spring schedule on Saturday afternoon, but dropped a 9-0 decision to MIT at the J.P. Carr Tennis...
February 20, 2016
McCarthy & Granat Again Earn Northeast-10 Awards
Bentley University men’s tennis players Brendan McCarthy (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) and Dylan Granat (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset) closed out the...
October 20, 2015
McCarthy & Granat Claim Northeast-10 Awards
Bentley’s Brendan McCarthy (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) and Dylan Granat (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset) claimed weekly awards from the Northeast-10,...
October 13, 2015
Bentley Blitzes Daemen 8-1
Bentley played its final home match of the fall season on Sunday and defeated Daemen 8-1 in a non-conference men’s tennis match on Sunday....
October 11, 2015
Bentley Aces Holy Cross 6-1
The Bentley men’s tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 6-1 victory at Division I Holy Cross on Thursday. Four different players...
October 9, 2015
McCarthy Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week
Bentley University sophomore Brendan McCarthy (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) was named the Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on...
October 6, 2015
Bentley Overwhelms Le Moyne 7-2
Three different players won in both singles and doubles as the Bentley men’s tennis team defeated Le Moyne 7-2 on Sunday in its first...
October 4, 2015
McCarthy Highlights Bentley’s Appearance at UConn Invitational
The Bentley men’s tennis team competed at the UConn Invitational over the weekend, along with several Division I squads, and the team’...
September 27, 2015
Bentley Cruises Past Salve Regina 9-0 in Opener
The Bentley men’s tennis team got its season off to a winning start Tuesday with a 9-0 victory over Salve Regina in a non-conference match....
September 22, 2015