April 17, 2010

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Playing its third straight road match, the Boston University men's tennis team fell at Army, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Bill Kring led the way for the Terriers with a singles victory in the No. 5 slot, as they dropped to 4-12.

The Black Knights (11-7) swept all three doubles contests and won five of the six singles matches for the team victory. Senior Jeff Chudacoff rallied from a set down with a 6-0 second set before falling in the third to Kushnirovich, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.

Kring and Clark split the first two set tiebreakers before Kring won the third, 10-8.

The Terriers have one regular season match remaining at Hartford on Saturday, April 24, before the start of the America East championship.

Army - 6, Boston University - 1

Singles
1. Kushnirovich (A) def. Jeff Chudacoff (BU); 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
2. Johnson (A) def. Alex Hallenbeck (BU); 6-2, 7-5
3. Shelton (A) def. James Bernstein (BU); 6-4, 6-1
4. Lucivero (A) def. Regis Chang (BU); 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
5. Bill Kring (BU) def. Clark (A); 6-7, 7-6, 10-8
6. Holland (A) def. Marcus Vanberkel (BU); 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
1. Kushnirovich/Shelton (A) def. Chudacoff/Berstein (BU); 8-4
2. Johnson/Van Velzer (A) def. Kring / Alex Green (BU); 8-5
3. Holland/Shaffer (A) def. Vanberkel/Hallenbeck (B); 8-4