BOSTON — The Boston University men's tennis team won 19 of its 21 matches as it hosted the BU Invite over the weekend, competing against Merrimack and Nichols College.
 
In singles, sophomore Payton Jim-On opened with three wins over the two-day match, besting two opponents from Nichols and one from Merrimack. Senior Jakob Esterowitz, sophomore Jaydon Barki and junior Adrian Quiros all went 2-0 in their singles efforts. Freshman Anish Sehgal finished 2-1, sophomore Andrew Andea went 1-1 and sophomore Ege Topkoc finished 1-0.
 
In doubles, the Terriers went undefeated in their six matches. The duo of Quiros and Andea won both their matches, besting opponents from Merrimack and Nichols. Barki played three doubles matches with three different partners and was triumphant in all three — he and Esterowitz toppled opponents from Nichols, he worked with Sehgal to blank another Nichols duo and he and Topkoc bested a third pair from Nichols.
 
Esterowitz slotted in next to Jim-On as they won their doubles match as well, earning a win over a Merrimack pair.
 
Next up, the Terriers head to Chowderfest at Harvard beginning Friday, Sept. 19 and going through Sunday, Sept. 21.
 
SINGLES
Jakob Esterowitz (2-0)
def. Nikola Bertrams (Nichols) 6-1, 6-1
def. Kabir Chhabria (Merrimack) 6-3, 6-4
 
Payton Jim-On (3-0)
def. Rodolfo Hernandez (Nichols) 6-3, 6-1
def. Ezra Raphael (Nichols) 6-2, 6-1
def. Ludolph Wiggett (Merrimack) 6-2, 6-1
 
Anish Sehgal (2-1)
def. Joshua Alarcon (Nichols) 6-2, 6-2
loss to Juan Carlos Portilla Morales (Merrimack) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
def. Joshua Alarcon (Nichols) 6-4, 6-3
 
Adrian Quiros (2-0)
def. Alexander Snitko (Nichols) 6-1, 6-1
def. Trey Pleasent (Merrimack) 6-3, 6-2
 
Jaydon Barki (2-0)
def. Ludolph Wiggett (Merrimack) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (8)
def. Mason Harris (Nichols) 6-1, 6-0
 
Andrew Andea (1-1)
def. Ezra Raphael (Nichols) 6-1, 6-0
loss to Kabir Chhabria (Merrimack) 6-1, 6-2
 
Ege Topkoc (1-0)
def. Alexander Snitko (Nichols) 7-5, 6-1 
 
DOUBLES
Barki/Esterowitz (1-0)
def. William Albikes / Nikolas Bertrams (Nichols) 6-1
 
Andea/Quiros (2-0)
def. Mason Harris / Jodha Singh (Nichols) 6-1
def. Michael Schut / Trey Pleasent (Merrimack) 6-4
 
Esterowitz/Jim-On (1-0)
def. Kabir Chhabria / Ludolph Wiggett (Merrimack) 6-4 
 
Sehgal/Barki (1-0)
def. Ezra Raphael / Rodolfo Hernandez (Nichols) 6-0
 
Topkoc/Barki (1-0)
def. Mason Harris / Ezra Raphael (Nichols) 6-3