NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Playing its first of four matches this week in the Golden State, the Boston University men's tennis team claimed a 5-1 victory at the University of Concordia, Irvine.

The Terriers (7-5) won two of three doubles matches, including the tiebreaker at line 2, before capturing three singles points in the No. 4-6 slots in straight sets. The top three singles contests all went to a third set and were left unfinished.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Boston University 5, Concordia Irvine - 1
Records: BU (7-5), UCI (4-3)
Location: Newport Beach, Calif.

MATCH NOTES

• Due to NCAA Division II rules, each doubles match counted as one point.
• Freshman Ethan Kolsky teamed with classmate Owen Lu for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles and followed up with a 7-6(5), 6-1 victory in the No. 5 singles slot for two points.
• Freshman David Bogatin also recorded a pair of points by teaming with sophomore Fabian Soemarno for an 8-7(4) win at No. 2 doubles and then coasting to a 6-0, 6-2 victory at line 4 in singles.
• Sophomore Marc Sable won the fifth point for the Terriers with a dominating 6-1, 6-1 victory at line 6.
• The Eagles held off junior Satyajit Simhadri and sophomore J.P. Avila to capture the No. 1 doubles point, 8-5.

SINGLES MATCHES

1. Satyajit Simhadri (BU) vs. Florian Mayer (UCI): 6-0, 4-6, 0-1, unfinished
2. Owen Lu (BU) vs. Nikita Katsnelson (UCI): 6-3, 1-6, 1-1, unfinished
3. Pedro Gutierrez (BU) vs. Joseph Bray (UCI): 0-6, 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
4. David Bogatin (BU) def. Thomas Kyle (UCI): 6-0, 6-2
5. Ethan Kolsky (BU) def. Man Hon Ko (UCI): 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
6. Marc Sable (BU) def. Shimon Murakami (UCI): 6-1, 6-1 

DOUBLES MATCHES

1. Mayer/Katsnelson (UCI) def. Simhadri/Avila (BU): 8-5
2. Bogatin / Fabian Soemarno (BU) def. Kyle/Murakami (UCI): 8-7(4)
3. Kolsky/Lu (BU) def. Yubo Chen/Ko (UCI): 8-4

NEXT UP: UC RIVERSIDE

• The Terriers will visit UC Riverside on Wednesday (March 7) with a 9 a.m. PT start time.