Feb. 21, 2010

BOSTON - The Boston University men's tennis team lost two tiebreakers in doubles action to fall behind but recorded a sweep in singles to defeat Bryant University, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Track and Tennis Center. With the win, the Terriers improve to 2-4 on the season, while the Bulldogs drop to 3-5.

Jeff Chudacoff and Josh Friedman won the top doubles match with an 8-5 win over Nicholai Hill/Juan Martin Paredes. Bryant took the doubles point through by capturing the tie breaker in the other two contests.

Regis Chang quickly tied the score by defeating Andres Orobitig, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 6. Bill Kring, Alex Hallenbeck and Jeff Chudacoff added three more points with two set victories.

Friedman and James Bernstein completed the singles sweep in three sets at No. 2 and 5, respectively.

The Terriers will next host UMBC in an America East match-up on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m.

Boston University - 6, Bryant University - 1

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

Doubles
1. Chudacoff/Friedman (BU) def. Hill/Parades (Bryant), 8-5
2. Nowak/Gardiner (Bryant) def. Kring/Green (BU), 9-8 (3)
3. Balestrieri/Orobitig (Bryant) def. Hallenbeck / Marcus Vanberkel (BU), 9-8 (5)