Boston University
Michigan
Men's Tennis Falls at No. 5 Michigan, 7-0
January 15, 2023 | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Facing its first nationally-ranked opponent of the season, the Boston University men's tennis team fell at No. 5 Michigan, 7-0, on Sunday evening.
The 2022 NCAA quarterfinalist Wolverines (1-0) won two of the three doubles matches with an identical score of 6-1 and then claimed all six singles points in straight sets against the Terriers (0-2).
Sophomore Dion Loutas put in.a gritty performance, as he battled No. 16 nationally-ranked and three-time All-Big Ten First Team honoree Ondrej Styler to a 6-3, 6-3 decision. He also teamed with freshman Alejandro Licea in a No. 2 doubles match that saw the duo win a team-high three games, as Michigan led, 5-3, when play was halted.
Michigan had one other ranked singles player with No. 58 and blue-chip recruit Bjorn Swenson holding off sophomore Cole Knutsen, 6-2, 6-3.
The Terriers will next return from their trip to the Midwest and play a pair of matches on Saturday, Feb. 4. They will first face Merrimack in Haverhill, Massachusetts, beginning at 1 p.m. and then visit Stonehill for a 5 p.m. start time.
#5 Michigan - 7, Boston University - 0
SINGLES
1) #16 Ondrej Styler (UM) def. Dion Loutas (BU): 6-3, 6-3
2) Jacob Bickersteth (UM) def. Jonah Dickson (BU): 6-1, 6-0
3) Will Cooksey (UM) def. Alejandro Licea (BU): 6-0, 6-2
4) #58 Bjorn Swenson (UM) def. Cole Knutsen (BU): 6-2, 6-3
5) Patorn Hanchaikul (UM) def. Ben Letzer (BU): 6-1, 6-2
6) Nicholas Steighlehner (UM) def. Adrian Pawlowski (BU): 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES
1) Styler/Patrick Maloney (UM) def. Pawlowski / Johann Sajonz (BU): 6-1
2) Cooksey/Swenson (UM) led Licea/Loutas (BU): 5-3
3) Hanchaikul/Mert Oral (UM) def. Letzer/Dickson (BU): 6-1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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