Boston University
Fordham
Men's Tennis Falls to Fordham, 5-2
February 27, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 27, 2012
BOSTON - Concluding a three-match homestand, the Boston University men's tennis team fell to Fordham, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Tennis and Track Center. The Rams won four singles matches and two of three doubles contests to improve to 10-2 on the season, while the Terriers dropped to 0-7.
Sophomore Jesse Frieder and sophomore Emilio Teran started off the day with an 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles for the Terriers. They were a tiebreaker away from capturing the doubles point, as Fordham's top duo pulled out an 9-8(4) victory against junior Josh Friedman and senior Michael Kopelman.
During singles action, Teran dropped just four games in a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 4 slot. Junior Alex Hallenbeck won the other match at No. 6 with a 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 win.
The Terriers will next face Connecticut on Friday, March 2, on neutral courts in Haverhill, Mass.
Fordham - 5, Boston University - 2
Singles
1) Kuba Kowalski (Fordham) def. Josh Friedman (BU): 6-2, 6-3
2) Srikar Alla (Fordham) def. Jesse Frieder (BU): 6-1, 6-0
3) Misha Koran (Fordham) def. Michael Kopelman (BU): 6-3, 6-1
4) Emilio Teran (BU) def. J.J. Tauil (Fordham): 6-1, 6-3
5) Max Peara (Fordham) def. Regis Chang (BU): 6-1, 6-3
6) Alex Hallenbeck (BU) def. Peder Gram (Fordham): 6-2, 1-6, 10-8
Doubles
1) Koran/Kowalski (Fordham) def. Friedman/Kopelman (BU): 9-8(4)
2) Frieder/Teran (BU) def. Alla/Tauil (Fordham): 8-6
3) Gram/Peara (Fordham) def. Hallenbeck / Marcus VanBerkel (BU): 8-3
