April 25, 2009

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Boston University men's tennis team concluded the 2008-09 season with a fourth-place showing at the America East Championship Saturday afternoon at the Yale Tennis Center. A day after sweeping Hartford, the Terriers fell to Stony Brook in the semifinals and then lost to UMBC in the consolation match.

Three seniors - Miron Nissim, Tim Sichler and Charles Weinstein - played their final matches for the Terriers under first-year head coach Rick Edelmann.

BU ends the year with a record of 4-17 that included two 7-0 wins against both Hartford and Holy Cross. The Terriers dropped four of the contests by one point.

America East Championship Semifinals
#1 Stony Brook - 4, #4 Boston University - 0

Singles
1) Halvar Dil (SBU) def. Jeff Chudacoff (BU), 6-0, 6-1
2) Ivan Rummel (SBU) led Miron Nissim (BU), 6-0, 4-3 DNF
3) Jon Epstein (SBU) led Charles Weinstein (BU), 6-1, 4-3 DNF
4) Youssef Fassi-Fehri (SBU) def. Tim Sichler (BU), 6-2, 6-1
5) Bertrand Marcos (SBU) led James Bernstein (BU), 6-2, 4-3 DNF
6) Mitch Wong (SBU) def. Regis Chang (BU), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1) Chudacoff/Weinstein (BU) tied with Dil/Rummel (SBU), 5-5 DNF
2) Epstein/Marcos (SBU) def. Kring/Bernstein (BU), 8-5
3) Fassi-Fehri/Wong (SBU) def. Nissim/Sichler (BU), 8-4

America East Championship Consolation
#3 UMBC - 4, #4 Boston University - 0

Singles
1) N. Savage-Pollock (UMBC) led Jeff Chudacoff (BU), 6-1, 4-3 DNF
2) Fredi Voorman (UMBC) def. Miron Nissim (BU), 6-2, 6-2
3) Chris Meyer (UMBC) led Charles Weinstein (BU), 6-4, 5-1 DNF
4) Joseph Adewumi (UMBC) def. Tim Sichler (BU), 6-3, 6-3
5) Logan Bricker (UMBC) led James Bernstein (BU), 6-2, 4-2 DNF
6) Allen Tsang (UMBC) def. Regis Chang (BU), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1) Savage-Pollock/Voorman (UMBC) def. Chudacoff/Weinstein (BU), 8-5
2) Meyer/Tsang (UMBC) def. Kring/Bernstein (BU), 8-2
3) Bricker/John Dixon (UMBC) led Nissim/Sichler (BU), 6-4 DNF