Men's Tennis Drops Doubleheader at Dartmouth

Sunday, January 28

Hanover, NH

10 AM

Boston University

Dartmouth

Corey Craig holds the racquet back during a backhand swing as the tennis ball approaches.

January 28, 2024 | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

HANOVER, N.H. – Competing in its first of five scheduled doubleheaders, the Boston University men's tennis team fell to host Dartmouth on Sunday afternoon.

The Big Green (4-0) won the first contest, 4-0, and then dispatched the Terriers (1-2), 6-1, in the second go-round. Overall, Dartmouth won four of the five completed doubles matches and eight of the nine singles contests.

Sophomore Corey Craig led the way for BU winning both of his completed matches. He posted a 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 victory over Carlos Guerrero Alvarez at No. 1 singles for BU's lone point and also teamed with sophomore Jakob Esterowitz for a 6-3 win in the No. 3 doubles slot. He was trying to force a third set in his other No. 1 singles match when play was halted down, 7-5, 2-2.

The Terriers will next visit Harvard on Friday (Feb. 2) at 8 p.m.

Match 1: Dartmouth 4, Boston University 0

SINGLES
1) Henry Ren (Dartmouth) led Corey Craig (BU): 7-5, 2-2, unfinished
2) Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Cole Knutsen (BU): 6-3, 6-3
3) Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) led Jonah Dickson (BU): 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
4) Miles Groom (Dartmouth) led Dion Loutas (BU): 7-6, 1-2, unfinished
5) Logan Chang (Dartmouth) def. Jose Maria Robalino (BU): 6-1, 6-4
6) Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Adrian Pawlowski (BU): 6-3, 6-0

DOUBLES
1) Ren/Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Dickson/Knutsen (BU): 6-3
2) Groom/Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth) def. Robalino/Johann Sajonz (BU): 6-2
3) Takeda/Alvarez (Dartmouth) led Pawlowski / Gabe Brown (BU): 5-2, unfinished

Match 2: Dartmouth 6, Boston University 1

SINGLES
1) Corey Craig (BU) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth): 6-2, 4-6, 10-7
2) Henry Ren (Dartmouth) def. Jakob Esterowitz (BU): 6-2, 6-1
3) Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Ben Letzer (BU): 6-1, 6-2
4) Yujiro Onuma (Dartmouth) def. Jose Maria Robalino (BU): 6-0, 7-5
5) Logan Chang (Dartmouth) def. Gustavs Dambins (BU): 6-2, 6-4
6) Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Johann Sajonz (BU): 6-2, 7-6(5)

DOUBLES
1) Ren/Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Cole Knutsen / Jonah Dickson (BU): 7-5
2) Alvarez/Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Sajonz/Letzer (BU): 6-3
3) Craig/Esterowitz (BU) def. Waleed Qadir/Chang (Dartmouth): 6-3