CUMBERLAND, R.I. – Opening a three-match weekend, the Boston University men's tennis team claimed a 4-3 win against Bryant at the Fore Court Tennis Club Friday evening.

The Terriers (6-6) swept through doubles and captured three of the six singles points, including two in straight sets, to defeat the Bulldogs (1-9). 

Freshman Alejandro Licea and sophomore Dion Loutas started the action with a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles. Junior Johann Sajonz and sophomore Adrian Pawlowski clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win at line 3 before junior Jonah Dickson and sophomore Cole Knutsen completed the sweep, 7-6(4).

In singles, Licea carried momentum from his dominating doubles performance with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 3 slot. Knutsen also won in straight sets with a 7-5, 6-4 win at line 6.

Bryant battled back with straight-set victories at lines 1 and 5. The Bulldogs also held off junior Jonah Dickson's rally with a 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-4 win for their third point.

The Terriers though prevailed in the end, as freshman Corey Craig staged a successful rally after losing a tiebreaker with a 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3 win.

With its second one-point win of the season, BU snapped a five-match losing streak against Bryant with the last win occurring in 2017. The Terriers will remain at Fore Court and face Delaware on Saturday (Feb. 25) at 12:45 p.m.

Boston University - 4, Bryant - 3

SINGLES
1) Leonardo Mileikowsky (Bryant) def. Dion Loutas (BU): 6-2, 6-2
2) Corey Craig (BU) def. Nick Lorenz (Bryant): 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3
3) Alejandro Licea (BU) def. Will Pellegrini (Bryant): 6-1, 6-1
4) Diego Serra Sparrow (Bryant) def. Jonah Dickson (BU): 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-4
5) Aryaan Sen (Bryant) def. Ben Letzer (BU): 6-3, 6-4
6) Cole Knutsen (BU) def. JC Baril (Bryant): 7-5, 6-4

DOUBLES
1) Loutas/Licea (BU) def. Ryan Fu/Pellegrini (Bryant): 6-1
2) Dickson/Knutsen (BU) def. Mileikowsky/Sparrow (Bryant): 7-6(4)
3) Johann Sajonz / Adrian Pawlowski (BU) def. Baril/Sen (Bryant): 6-3