
Men's Tennis Reigns Supreme at UConn Invitational
September 16, 2018 | Men's Tennis
STORRS, Conn. – Highlighted by three singles flight titles and a victory in the Doubles A final, the Boston University men's tennis team opened the fall season in impressive fashion at the three-day UConn Invitational.
The Terriers combined for a 19-3 (.864) singles record and 7-3 (.700) doubles mark against competitors from the host Huskies, Fairfield, Holy Cross, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart and Bentley.
Freshman Max Stehling was perfect for the weekend, first winning all four doubles matches to claim the top flight title alongside sophomore Owen Lu, and then advancing to the top singles flight final with three wins. Sophomore David Bogatin also won all three of his singles matches and ended up sharing the Flight A title with Stehling.
Both freshman Max Hartenstein (B flight) and junior J.P. Avila (D flight) posted perfect 4-0 records to win their respective singles titles. Sophomore Pedro Gutierrez advanced to the C Flight final before coming up just short to Quinnipiac's Hielke Moore.
The Terriers will next compete at the Binghamton Invitational on Friday, Sept. 21 - Sunday, Sept. 23.
THE RUNDOWN
Event Name: UConn Invitational
Date: Friday, Sept. 14 – Sunday, Sept. 16
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Participants: BU, UConn, Bentley, Fairfield, Holy Cross, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart
Most BU Singles Wins: 4 – Hartenstein (won B title), Avila (won D title); 3 – Bogatin and Stehling (shared A title)
Most BU Doubles Wins: 4 – Lu/Stehling (won A title)
SINGLES
Flight A
David Bogatin (3-0)
def. Wil Chen (HOLY CROSS): 0-6, 6-4, 10-6
def. Yili Zheng (UCONN): 6-3, 6-3
def. Freddie Zaretsky (QUINN): 5-7, 6-2, 11-9
shared title with Stehling
Max Stehling (3-0)
def. Seiji Hosokawa (SHU): 6-2, 6-2
def. Patrick Cachapero (QUINN): 6-4, 6-4
def. Tyler Shibles (FFD): 6-1, 6-2
shared title with Bogatin
Flight B
Max Hartenstein (4-0)
def. Axel Stern (QUINN): 6-3, 6-3
def. John Holtmann (UCONN): 6-4, 7-5
def. Hank Hill (UCONN): 6-3, 6-2
def. Aleksa Martinovic (QUINN): 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Satyajit Simhadri (0-1)
Round of 16 Bye
lost to Aleksa Martinovic (QUINN.): 6-4, 6-2
Flight C
Pedro Gutierrez (2-1)
Round of 16 Bye
def. Alester Magalit (QUINN): 6-3, 6-3
def. John Hatala (FFD): 7-6(4), 2-6, 10-4
lost to Hielke Moore (QUINN): 6-4, 7-5
Marc Sable (2-1)
def. Kevin Chao (SHU): 6-3, 6-2
def. Brady Flanagan (UCONN): 6-2, 6-3
lost to Hielke Moore (QUINN): 6-3, 7-5
Flight D
J.P. Avila (4-0)
def. Mike Varda (HC): 6-1, 6-1
def. Victor Janglin (UCONN): 6-2, 6-3
def. Bryan Schick (QUINN): 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
def. Evan Powell (UCONN): 1-6, 7-5, 10-0
Ethan Kolsky (1-0)
def. Alex Novins (BENTLEY): 6-3, 6-2
lost to Evan Powell (UCONN) by default
DOUBLES
Flight A
Owen Lu / Max Stehling (4-0)
def. Shibles/Magid (FFD): 6-4
def. Flanagan/Hollmann (UCONN): 6-4
def. Hill/Zheng (UCONN): 7-5
def. Wibmer/Casalduc (SHU): 7-6(4)
David Bogatin / Max Hartenstein (1-1)
def. Hosokawa/Sauce (SHU): 6-3
lost to Stern/Martinovic (QUINN): 6-4
Flight B
J.P. Avila/Pedro Gutierrez (1-1)
Round of 16 Bye
def. Novins/Fadul (BENTLEY): 7-5
lost to Yannone/Moore (QUINN): 7-5
Ethan Kolsky / Satyajit Simhadri (1-1)
def. Murphy/Haars (HC) 7-5
lost to Weitz/Au (BENTLEY): 6-4
The Terriers combined for a 19-3 (.864) singles record and 7-3 (.700) doubles mark against competitors from the host Huskies, Fairfield, Holy Cross, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart and Bentley.
Freshman Max Stehling was perfect for the weekend, first winning all four doubles matches to claim the top flight title alongside sophomore Owen Lu, and then advancing to the top singles flight final with three wins. Sophomore David Bogatin also won all three of his singles matches and ended up sharing the Flight A title with Stehling.
Both freshman Max Hartenstein (B flight) and junior J.P. Avila (D flight) posted perfect 4-0 records to win their respective singles titles. Sophomore Pedro Gutierrez advanced to the C Flight final before coming up just short to Quinnipiac's Hielke Moore.
The Terriers will next compete at the Binghamton Invitational on Friday, Sept. 21 - Sunday, Sept. 23.
THE RUNDOWN
Event Name: UConn Invitational
Date: Friday, Sept. 14 – Sunday, Sept. 16
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Participants: BU, UConn, Bentley, Fairfield, Holy Cross, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart
Most BU Singles Wins: 4 – Hartenstein (won B title), Avila (won D title); 3 – Bogatin and Stehling (shared A title)
Most BU Doubles Wins: 4 – Lu/Stehling (won A title)
SINGLES
Flight A
David Bogatin (3-0)
def. Wil Chen (HOLY CROSS): 0-6, 6-4, 10-6
def. Yili Zheng (UCONN): 6-3, 6-3
def. Freddie Zaretsky (QUINN): 5-7, 6-2, 11-9
shared title with Stehling
Max Stehling (3-0)
def. Seiji Hosokawa (SHU): 6-2, 6-2
def. Patrick Cachapero (QUINN): 6-4, 6-4
def. Tyler Shibles (FFD): 6-1, 6-2
shared title with Bogatin
Flight B
Max Hartenstein (4-0)
def. Axel Stern (QUINN): 6-3, 6-3
def. John Holtmann (UCONN): 6-4, 7-5
def. Hank Hill (UCONN): 6-3, 6-2
def. Aleksa Martinovic (QUINN): 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Satyajit Simhadri (0-1)
Round of 16 Bye
lost to Aleksa Martinovic (QUINN.): 6-4, 6-2
Flight C
Pedro Gutierrez (2-1)
Round of 16 Bye
def. Alester Magalit (QUINN): 6-3, 6-3
def. John Hatala (FFD): 7-6(4), 2-6, 10-4
lost to Hielke Moore (QUINN): 6-4, 7-5
Marc Sable (2-1)
def. Kevin Chao (SHU): 6-3, 6-2
def. Brady Flanagan (UCONN): 6-2, 6-3
lost to Hielke Moore (QUINN): 6-3, 7-5
Flight D
J.P. Avila (4-0)
def. Mike Varda (HC): 6-1, 6-1
def. Victor Janglin (UCONN): 6-2, 6-3
def. Bryan Schick (QUINN): 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
def. Evan Powell (UCONN): 1-6, 7-5, 10-0
Ethan Kolsky (1-0)
def. Alex Novins (BENTLEY): 6-3, 6-2
lost to Evan Powell (UCONN) by default
DOUBLES
Flight A
Owen Lu / Max Stehling (4-0)
def. Shibles/Magid (FFD): 6-4
def. Flanagan/Hollmann (UCONN): 6-4
def. Hill/Zheng (UCONN): 7-5
def. Wibmer/Casalduc (SHU): 7-6(4)
David Bogatin / Max Hartenstein (1-1)
def. Hosokawa/Sauce (SHU): 6-3
lost to Stern/Martinovic (QUINN): 6-4
Flight B
J.P. Avila/Pedro Gutierrez (1-1)
Round of 16 Bye
def. Novins/Fadul (BENTLEY): 7-5
lost to Yannone/Moore (QUINN): 7-5
Ethan Kolsky / Satyajit Simhadri (1-1)
def. Murphy/Haars (HC) 7-5
lost to Weitz/Au (BENTLEY): 6-4
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