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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Willemstad, Curacao
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- High School:
- International School of Curacao
Bio
2015-16: Named third team All-Northeast 10 in No. 1 doubles … voted the NE-10 Player of the Week twice; March 1 and April 12 … teamed with Brendan McCarthy to go 7-3 in NE-10, No. 1 doubles matches … that team went 15-11 in No. 1 matches overall, which included a win over Division I Holy Cross (Oct. 8) … was Bentley’s primary No. 2 singles player, with a 5-2 record in NE-10 matches and a 10-3 record in No. 2 matches overall … went 14-8 in singles overall … had a five-match singles winning streak to close the season, which included wins in both of his No. 2 matches in the NE-10 playoffs against Le Moyne (April 27) and So. New Hampshire (April 29) … also had a win in No. 2 singles against Holy Cross (Oct. 8) … earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition for having a GPA of 3.50 or better.
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 Sept 1: 20 ... son of George and Maureen Samander.
News Mentions
So. New Hampshire Knocks Bentley Out of Northeast-10 Championship
Top seed Southern New Hampshire knocked Bentley out of the Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Championship in the semifinals on Thursday by a 5-0...
April 20, 2017
Bentley Set for NE10 Championship First Round Match with Le Moyne
For the second straight season, Bentley will host Le Moyne in the first round of the Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Championship. The action gets...
April 17, 2017
Bentley Downs Assumption 8-1 to Clinch Playoff Spot
An 8-1 victory by the Bentley men’s tennis team on Tuesday wrapped up a Northeast-10 playoff spot for the Falcons. Five different players...
April 11, 2017
Bentley Sweeps Division I Holy Cross 7-0
Bentley stepped out of Northeast-10 play on Sunday to take a Division I opponent in Holy Cross, and came away with a 7-0 sweep on Sunday afternoon...
April 9, 2017
Samander, Gilman Win Twice as Bentley Tops Le Moyne 6-3
Bentley earned a key Northeast-10 win on Saturday with a 6-3 victory over Le Moyne. Junior George Samander (Willemstad, Curacao/ISC) and sophomore...
April 8, 2017
Stonehill Clips Bentley in Northeast-10 Battle, 5-4
Stonehill used a 2-1 advantage from doubles to clip the Bentley men’s tennis team 5-4 on Saturday afternoon in matchup of top Northeast-10...
April 1, 2017
Bentley Makes it Five in a Row With Sweep of Saint Michael’s
Bentley University made it five wins in a row on Wednesday, with a 9-0 sweep of Saint Michael’s in a Northeast-10 men’s tennis match...
March 29, 2017
Bentley Rolls Past Franklin Pierce, 8-1
Three different players won in both singles and doubles to lead Bentley University to an 8-1 victory over Franklin Pierce in a Northeast-10 match...
March 28, 2017
Bentley Scores 6-3 Victory over Roberts Wesleyan
Bentley University scored a 6-3 non-conference victory over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday in men’s tennis action, played indoors at the...
March 25, 2017
Bentley Sweeps Singles Matches in 7-2 Win over USciences
The Bentley men’s tennis team swept the singles matches in a 7-2 victory over USciences at the USTA Training Center on Wednesday as part of...
March 8, 2017
Bentley Drops 8-1 Decision to Florida Tech; Granat Wins in Singles
Bentley came up against some tough competition on the second day of its spring break trip against nationally ranked Florida Tech, and suffered an...
March 7, 2017
Bentley Cruises Past Webber International in Spring Break Opener
The Bentley men’s tennis team got its spring break trip off to a successful start on Sunday, as they brushed aside Webber International 9-0...
March 5, 2017
McCarthy & Samander Win in Doubles, but Bentley Falls to MIT
Bentley juniors George Samander (Willemstad, Curacao/ISC) and Brendan McCarthy (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) won the No. 1 doubles match, but the...
February 22, 2017
Bentley Drops Fall Finale to Division I Bryant 6-1
The Bentley University men’s tennis team closed out its fall season on Saturday, but suffered its first defeat of the season when they were...
October 9, 2016
Bentley Scores 7-2 Win at Nichols in First Fall Dual Match
Three different players, George Samander (Willemstad, Curacao/ISC), Brett Gilman (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah HS) and freshman Kendall Au (Essex Falls,...
September 26, 2016
Bentley Has Several Impress at Season Opening UConn Invitational
The Bentley University men’s tennis team got its fall season underway over the weekend at the annual UConn Invitational, and had several...
September 18, 2016