MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY 6-1 SUNDAY

February 21, 2010

BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY 6-1 SUNDAY

BOSTON - The Bryant University men's tennis team dropped a tough 6-1 decision to Boston University Sunday afternoon. The win by the Terriers avenges a 4-3 defeat to the Bulldogs a year ago.

The Bulldogs opened strong, winning the doubles point to start the match as Tom Nowak and Kevin Gardiner teamed to win at No. 2 doubles and Cristian Balestrieri and Andres Orobitig won at No. 3 doubles.  But from there, it was all Boston University as the Terriers won all six singles matches to take the match 6-1.

Balestrieri dropped a heartbreaker at No. 2 singles, falling to Josh Friedman in three sets while Nowak battled hard against James Bernstein only to come up short in three sets.  Nowak fell 6-2 in the opener but rallied back to win 6-1 in the second.  In the third, both players fought hard before Bernstein would prevail 7-6.

1.  Jeff Chudacoff (BU) def. Juan Martin Paredes 6-3, 6-4
2.  Josh Friedman (BU) def. Christian Balestrieri 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3.  Alex Hallenbeck (BU) def. Nicholai Hill 6-3, 7-6 (5)
4.  Bill Kring (BU) def. Kevin Gardiner 7-5, 6-4
5.  James Bernstein (BU) def. Tom Nowak 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
6.  Regis Chang (BU) def. Andres Orobitig 6-2, 6-1
 
1.  Chudacoff / Friedman (BU) def. Hill / Parades  8-5
2.  Nowak / Gardiner def. Kring / Green (BU) 9-8 (3)
3.  Balestrieri / Orobitig def. Hallenbeck / van Berckel (BU) 9-8 (5)
 
BU 6   Bryant  1