BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After claiming the doubles point, the Boston University men's tennis team came up short in singles action against defending Patriot League champion Army West Point in a 4-1 loss on Saturday afternoon at Lehigh's Lewis Tennis Center.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Army West Point 4, Boston University 1
Records: Army (17-8, 5-0 PL), BU (7-15, 1-2 PL)
Venue: Lewis Tennis Center - Bethlehem, Pa.
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MATCH NOTES

• The Terriers jumped out to a 1-0 lead by claiming two doubles victories.
• Senior Lucas Bombonatti and sophomore Satyajit Simhadri posted a 6-3 win at line 1, while the Black Knights won in the No. 2 slot by an identical score against seniors Jake De Vries and Mario Sandoval.
• Freshmen Marc Sable and J.P. Avila held on for a 7-5 victory to put BU ahead.
• The Black Knights won three of their four singles points in straight sets with David Mitchell rallying in the No. 4 slot against De Vries, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
• Sable was one game away from a singles win at line 5 before his match was called with him ahead, 6-3, 5-3.

NEXT UP

• BU will return to non-conference action on Friday, April 14 with a 12 p.m. start time at Bryant.
• The Bulldogs won the earlier matchup, 6-1, back on Feb. 5.