Men's Tennis Falls at UC San Diego, 5-2
March 8, 2018 | Men's Tennis
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Playing its third match in three days, the Boston University men's tennis team fell at UC San Diego, 5-2, on Thursday afternoon.
Ranked 18th nationally in the NCAA Division II poll, the Tritons won two of three doubles matches for the first point and then captured four singles points, including two in straight sets, to hold off the Terriers.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UC San Diego 5, BU 2
Records: UCSD (6-2), BU (7-7)
Location: Northview Tennis Courts – La Jolla, Calif.
MATCH NOTES
1. Eric Tseng (UCSD) def. Satyajit Simhadri (BU): 6-4, 6-4
2. Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. Owen Lu (BU): 6-3, 6-3
3. David Bogatin (BU) def. Marc Isaia (UCSD): 6-3, 6-3
4. Richard Han (UCSD) def. Pedro Gutierrez (BU): 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5. Neil Tengbumroong (UCSD) def. Marc Sable (BU): 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
6. Ethan Kolsky (BU) def. Marius Ruh (UCSD): 7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Isaia/Sreeganesh Manoharan (UCSD) def. Gutierrez/Simhadri (BU): 7-5
2. Eric Tseng/Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. J.P. Avila / Bogatin (BU): 6-2
3. Kolsky/Lu (BU) def. Ruh/Tengbumroong (UCSD): 6-2
NEXT UP: UC IRVINE
Ranked 18th nationally in the NCAA Division II poll, the Tritons won two of three doubles matches for the first point and then captured four singles points, including two in straight sets, to hold off the Terriers.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UC San Diego 5, BU 2
Records: UCSD (6-2), BU (7-7)
Location: Northview Tennis Courts – La Jolla, Calif.
MATCH NOTES
- Freshmen Ethan Kolsky and Owen Lu teamed for a 6-2 win at line 3 in doubles, but UCSD posted an identical score at line 2.
- The Tritons captured the doubles point with a late break to edge freshman Pedro Gutierrez and junior Satyajit Simhadri, 7-5.
- UCSD's top two singles players entered the contest ranked nationally in the top 40 and prevailed in straight sets against Simhadri (6-4, 6-4) and Lu (6-3, 6-3).
- Freshman David Bogatin (#3) posted a 6-3, 6-3 win to put BU on the board, and classmate Ethan Kolsky triumphed at line 6 for the 7-5, 6-4 win.
- The Tritons prevented a BU rally by winning hard-fought three-set matches at line 4 (6-2, 3-6, 6-4) and 5 (4-6, 7-5, 7-5).
1. Eric Tseng (UCSD) def. Satyajit Simhadri (BU): 6-4, 6-4
2. Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. Owen Lu (BU): 6-3, 6-3
3. David Bogatin (BU) def. Marc Isaia (UCSD): 6-3, 6-3
4. Richard Han (UCSD) def. Pedro Gutierrez (BU): 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5. Neil Tengbumroong (UCSD) def. Marc Sable (BU): 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
6. Ethan Kolsky (BU) def. Marius Ruh (UCSD): 7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Isaia/Sreeganesh Manoharan (UCSD) def. Gutierrez/Simhadri (BU): 7-5
2. Eric Tseng/Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. J.P. Avila / Bogatin (BU): 6-2
3. Kolsky/Lu (BU) def. Ruh/Tengbumroong (UCSD): 6-2
NEXT UP: UC IRVINE
- The Terriers will conclude their trip in California with a visit to UC Irvine on Friday with a 1 p.m. PT star ttime.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
Order of Finish:
2,6,3,1,4,5
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