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Men's Tennis Sweeps Defending NEC Champion Quinnipiac, 7-0
February 5, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 5, 2011
BOSTON - Avenging last season's defeat at Quinnipiac, the Boston University men's tennis team swept the defending Northeast Conference champion, 7-0, on Saturday night at the Track and Tennis Center. With the victory, the Terriers (2-2) snapped a two-match losing streak to the Bobcats (0-2) after dropping identical 5-2 contests in 2009 and 2010.
BU showed its determination at the start by capturing the doubles point with two tiebreaker victories. Marcus VanBerkel and Alex Hallenbeck teamed at No. 3 for an 8-5 victory. The last two matches went to the wire, as Josh Friedman and Michael Kopelman pulled out the tiebreaker, 8-6, for the 9-8 win in the top doubles spot. Jesse Frieder and Jarred Pendleton completed the sweep at No. 2, winning 9-8 (7-5).
In singles action, the Terriers showed off their depth, dropping only one set. Kopelman quickly grabbed a point at No. 4 by blanking Alex Lazerowich, 6-0, 6-0. Ferdinand Brunet defeated Corey Morgenstern, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 6, and Friedman won the top singles position against Andrew Weeden, 6-1, 6-3.
Frieder, Pendleton and Hallenbeck also won their respective contests to help BU earn its second 7-0 sweep of the season after defeating Holy Cross back in October.
The Terriers will next take the quick trip over to 64th-ranked Harvard for a 5 p.m. start time on Sunday.
Boston University - 7, Quinnipiac - 0
Singles
1) Josh Friedman (BU) def. Andrew Weeden (QU): 6-1, 6-3
2) Jarred Pendleton (BU) def. James Kwei (QU): 7-5, 6-4
3) Jesse Frieder (BU) def. Brian Mikkelson (QU): 6-2, 6-2
4) Michael Kopelman (BU) def. Alex Lazerowich (QU): 6-0, 6-0
5) Alex Hallenbeck (BU) def. Chris Nelson (QU): 7-5, 3-6, 10-2
6) Ferdinand Brunet (BU) def. Corey Morgenstern (QU): 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1) Friedman/Kopelman (BU) def. Weeden/Mikkelson (QU): 9-8 (8-6)
2) Frieder/Pendleton (BU) def. Kwei/Lazerowich (QU): 9-8 (7-5)
3) VanBarkel/Hallenbeck (BU) def. Nelson/Brett Francis (QU): 8-5
4) Alex Green / Bill Kring (BU) def. Ben Shapiro/Micah Bailey (QU): 8-2
