Saturday, February 27
Haverill, MA (Cedardale Health & Fitness)
1 PM
Boston University
7
at
0
Merrimack
Men's Tennis Blanks Merrimack in Season Opener, 7-0
February 27, 2021 | Men's Tennis
HAVERILL, Mass. – The Boston University men's tennis team opened the 2021 spring campaign with a dominating 7-0 victory over Merrimack Saturday afternoon at Cedardale Health & Fitness.
Seeing their first action in 354 days, the Terriers (1-0) won the three doubles matches by a combined score of 19-11 and captured all six singles points in straight sets against the Warriors (0-1).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Seeing their first action in 354 days, the Terriers (1-0) won the three doubles matches by a combined score of 19-11 and captured all six singles points in straight sets against the Warriors (0-1).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Pete Siozios and sophomore Jon-Kyle Tan start things off in doubles with a 6-2 win at line 3.
- Playing in the top slot, senior David Bogatin and freshman Johann Sajonz earned a 6-4 victory, while senior Owen Lu and freshman Jose Maria Robalino edged their counterparts by an identical two games (7-5) at No. 2.
- Siozios earned the first singles point as he led 6-3, 1-0 when his opponent retired in the No. 2 slot.
- Both freshmen Sajonz (#4) and Robalino (#5) dropped the fewest games (5) in a completed match.
- Playing in the top match, Bogatin won his first set in comfortable fashion and held off Jan Semerak, who previously achieved a top-10 junior ranking in the Czech Republic, in the second for the 6-2, 6-4 victory.
- Lu (#3) and freshman Tanisq Mallpani (#6) completed the sweep in straight sets in their respective matches, dropping seven games apiece.
- The two teams will square off again Sunday (Feb. 28) at Cederdale with a 1 p.m. start time.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Jan Semerak / 0 [MER]
24
#2 Singles Match
123
61WR
Aryaan Bhatia / 0 [MER]
300
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Andre Singer / 0 [MER]
43
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Conrad Koch / 0 [MER]
32
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Hassan El Alami / 0 [MER]
14
#6 Singles Match
12
76
A. Mackay Rodriguez / 0 [MER]
52
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