Thursday, April 17
Lewisburg, PA
1 PM
Boston University
4
vs
3
Loyola Maryland — PL First Round
Terriers Advance to PL Quarterfinal, Earn Nail-Biter Win Over Loyola Maryland
April 17, 2025 | Men's Tennis
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The Boston University men's tennis team earned its first win of the 2025 season as it took down Loyola Maryland 4-3 in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
The ninth-seeded Terriers (1-13, 0-6 PL), playing with five active players, managed to win four singles matches to pull out the win over No. 8 seed Loyola Maryland (2-17, 0-6 PL).
At doubles, the Terriers dropped line three by default and the Greyhounds secured a win at line one to secure that point, with Gabe Brown and Jonah Dickson falling 4-6 to Loyola Maryland.
The Greyhounds were awarded a win at line six as the Terriers did not have a player to play sixth singles.
Brown was the first Terrier to pick up a point, dispatching of his opponent 6-2, 6-4 to make it 2-1 Loyola. The Terriers dropped a point at line five, as Barki fell 2-6, 3-6 to his opponent.
Then it was Dickson's turn to earn a point for BU, as he won 6-4, 6-3 at third singles. Knutsen followed with a 6-4, 6-4 win over his opponent at line three, tying the match at 3-3.
The deciding match fell to freshman Ege Topkoc, who pulled out his first collegiate singles win at line four, battling for three sets to come out on top 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in 2:33 of action and deliver BU its first win of the year.
The Terriers have set up a rematch of the 2024 Patriot League final match, where they beat Navy 4-3 to win their first Patriot League title. They will play Navy Friday, April 18 at 9 a.m. at Bucknell.
2025 Patriot League First Round
BU 4, Loyola Maryland 3
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2*)
The ninth-seeded Terriers (1-13, 0-6 PL), playing with five active players, managed to win four singles matches to pull out the win over No. 8 seed Loyola Maryland (2-17, 0-6 PL).
At doubles, the Terriers dropped line three by default and the Greyhounds secured a win at line one to secure that point, with Gabe Brown and Jonah Dickson falling 4-6 to Loyola Maryland.
The Greyhounds were awarded a win at line six as the Terriers did not have a player to play sixth singles.
Brown was the first Terrier to pick up a point, dispatching of his opponent 6-2, 6-4 to make it 2-1 Loyola. The Terriers dropped a point at line five, as Barki fell 2-6, 3-6 to his opponent.
Then it was Dickson's turn to earn a point for BU, as he won 6-4, 6-3 at third singles. Knutsen followed with a 6-4, 6-4 win over his opponent at line three, tying the match at 3-3.
The deciding match fell to freshman Ege Topkoc, who pulled out his first collegiate singles win at line four, battling for three sets to come out on top 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in 2:33 of action and deliver BU its first win of the year.
The Terriers have set up a rematch of the 2024 Patriot League final match, where they beat Navy 4-3 to win their first Patriot League title. They will play Navy Friday, April 18 at 9 a.m. at Bucknell.
2025 Patriot League First Round
BU 4, Loyola Maryland 3
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2*)
- Noah Castillo/ Cristain Pemueller (LOY) def. Gabe Brown/Jonah Dickson (BU) 6-4
- George Cavo/ Nick Lawliss (LOY) vs. Jaydon Barki /Cole Knutsen (BU), 6-5
- Ryan Boland/ Jorge Quintana (LOY) win by forfeit
- Gabe Brown (BU) def. Noah Castillo (LOY) 6-2, 6-4
- Cole Knutsen (BU) def. George Cavo (LOY) 6-4, 6-4
- Jonah Dickson (BU) def. Blake Edwards (LOY) 6-4, 6-3
- Ege Topkoc (BU) def. Nick Lawliss (LOY) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
- Cristian Pemueller (LOY) def. Jaydon Barki (BU) 6-2, 6-3
- Ryan Boland (LOY) win by forfeit
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
1
Ryan Boland/ Jorge Quintana [LOYOLA]
WD
0
#1 Singles Match
12
Noah Castillo / 0 [LOYOLA]
24
66
#2 Singles Match
12
George Cavo / 0 [LOYOLA]
44
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Blake Edwards / 0 [LOYOLA]
43
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Nick Lawliss / 0 [LOYOLA]
563
746
#5 Singles Match
12
Cristain Pemueller / 0 [LOYOLA]
66
23
#6 Singles Match
1
Ryan Boland / 0 [LOYOLA]
WD
0
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