Jan. 25, 2010

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Senior Jeff Chudacoff earned a victory in the No. 1 singles position for the Boston University men's tennis team, but Brown University proved to be too tough with a 6-1 victory Saturday evening. With the loss, the Terriers drop to 1-1 in their first match of the spring season.

The Bears started off by sweeping the doubles contests, including the No. 1 match that went to a tie breaker. Having not played since a 7-0 win over Siena in October, Chudacoff and Josh Friedman played close but eventually fell, 8-7(5) to Skat Gorham/Kedrick Au.

In singles action, Chudacoff won a tie breaker to pull out a straight sets win over Tim Klauke, 6-4, 7-6(3). Freshman Alex Hallenbeck also had a solid showing at No. 4, falling to Luciano Musella, 7-5, 6-3.

The Terriers will next return to action at the Tennis and Track Center on Saturday, Feb. 6, against Lehigh. The start time is set for 2 p.m.

Brown - 6, Boston University - 1

Singles
1. Jeff Chudacoff (BU) def Tim Klauke (BR), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
2. Mike Hill (Brown) def. Josh Friedman (BU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Tom Deighton (Brown) def. Bill Kring (BU), 6-0, 6-0
4. Luciano Musella (Brown) def. Alex Hallenbeck (BU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Mike Garrigues (Brown) def. James Bernstein (BU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Jimmy Crystal (Brown) def. Alex Green (BU), 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
1. Skat Gorham/Kendrick Au (Brown) def. Chudacoff/Friedman (BU), 8-7 (5)
2. Klauke/Deighton (Brown) def. Kring/Bernstein (BU), 8-1
3. Crystal/Hill (Brown) def. Hallenbeck / Marcus Vanberckel (BU), 8-2