RIVERSIDE, Calif. – In a back-and-forth matchup, the Boston University men's tennis team came just short at UC Riverside, 4-3, on Wednesday afternoon.

The Terriers (7-6) won two of three doubles matches to jump out to a 1-0 lead, but the Highlanders (6-10) claimed four of the six singles points, including a crucial point by virtue of a retirement, to escape with the victory. Only two singles matches finished in straight sets.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: UC Riverside 4, Boston University 3
Records: UCR (6-10), BU (7-6)
Venue: SRC Tennis Courts – Riverside, Calif.

MATCH NOTES

• Freshman David Bogatin and sophomore J.P. Avila teamed together for a 6-4 win at line 2, while UCR posted a 6-4 win in the top slot.
• Freshmen Ethan Kolsky and Owen Lu sealed the doubles point by breaking the Highlanders for a 7-5 victory at line 3.
• Lu followed up in singles action with a 6-2, 7-6 win in the No. 2 slot, while Bogatin earned a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win at line 4.
• UCR posted wins at line 1 (6-1, 6-1) and at line 3 (6-3, 2-6, 6-3) to pull within one of the Terriers.
• Freshman Pete Siozios rallied from a set down to force a third set but had to retire due to injury with the score tied, 6-3, 3-6, 5-5.
• The Highlanders then sealed the team win by holding off sophomore Marc Sable's rally at line 6 with a 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 victory.
• BU dropped to 2-1 in one-point decisions, while the Highlanders moved to 2-2 following Tuesday's 4-3 win against Youngstown State.

SINGLES RESULTS

1. Pawel Jankowiak (UCR) def. Satyajit Simhadri (BU): 6-1, 6-1
2. Owen Lu (BU) def. Benjamin Kichherr (UCR): 6-2, 7-6
3. Kyle McCann (UCR) def. Pedro Gutierrez (BU): 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
4. David Bogatin (BU) def. Nabil Abdallah (UCR) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5. Gilbert Chung (UCR) def. Pete Siozios (BU): 6-3, 3-6, 5-5, retired
6. Vignesh Subramanyan (UCR) def. Marc Sable (BU): 6-1, 6-7, 6-3

DOUBLES RESULTS

1. Pawel Jankowiak/Vignesh Subramanyan (UCR) def. Simhadri/Gutierrez (BU): 6-4
2. J.P. Avila / Bogatin (BU) def. Kichherr/McCann (UCR): 6-4
3. Kolsky/Lu (BU) def. Abdallah/Anderson Ju (UCR): 7-5

NEXT UP: UC SAN DIEGO

• The Terriers will visit UCSD on Thursday (March 8) with a 9 a.m. PT start time.
• The Tritons rank 18th nationally in the NCAA Division II poll and own a 4-3 win against UCR.