BOSTON – After competing in three matches over the weekend, the Boston University men's tennis team will be on campus Thursday when it hosts Bentley at the Track & Tennis Center with doubles slated to begin at 2:45 p.m.
The Terriers are currently 6-6, having matched the six total wins earned over the previous two seasons, with notable victories over regional rivals Bryant, MIT and Merrimack. They also picked up wins over Stonehill, Wagner and Adelphi.
Previously named Patriot League Player of the Week, freshman
Corey Craig leads BU with 11 singles wins, including six during dual play at line 2. Classmate
Alejandro Licea is second overall at 10 wins and is tied with sophomore
Cole Knutsen at five dual victories.
In doubles play, Knutsen and junior
Jonah Dickson have teamed for a 6-3 record, including 5-2 mark in the No. 2 slot. Licea and sophomore
Dion Loutas also own six wins this season with two occurring at the top line.
The Falcons will be seeing their first action of 2023 after posting wins at Endicott and Nichols by a combined score of 13-2. Last season, Bentley went 11-10, coming up short in the first round of the NE 10 Championship to Adelphi.
After battling Bentley, BU will head west to California for three matches, starting at UC Irvine on Monday, March 6, at 1 p.m. ET.