CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Rebounding fom last weekend's road loss at No. 28 Dartmouth, the Boston University men's tennis team returned to its winning ways with a 4-3 victory at MIT on Saturday afternoon.
The Terriers (4-7) swept through doubles and then captured three singles points, including two in three sets, to edge the Engineers (1-2) by one for the second consecutive year after dropping a 5-2 decision in 2017. BU was scheduled to follow up with a match against UConn for a doubleheader, but the contest was scrapped due to inclement weather and challenging driving conditions in New England.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Freshman Max Hartenstein and junior J.P. Avila dropped the fewest games in doubles with a 6-3 win at line 2.
- Sophomores Owen Lu and David Bogatin teamed for a 7-5 win in the top slot, and junior Marc Sable posted a 7-6(8) win alongside sophomore Pete Siozios at line 3 to help complete the doubles sweep.
- Sophomore Pedro Gutierrez led the way in singles with a dominating 6-2, 6-1 win at line 6.
- Freshman Max Stehling lost the first set of the No. 4 match but rallied for the 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win.
- Bogatin also rallied to seal the team win, as he posted a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory in the No. 2 slot.
- Both Lu (#1) and Siozios (#3) forced a third set but ultimately came up just short in their respective matches.
- Sable won his first set at line 5, but Michael Zhao bounced back with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.
NEXT UP: FORDHAM
- BU will visit Fordham on Saturday, March 9, at 6 p.m. before visiting Yale a day later on March 10 at 4 p.m.
- The Terriers claimed a 6-1 win last year in their first meeting since the Rams posted a 5-2 win at the Track & Tennis Center in 2012.
