February 21, 2010
BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY 6-1 SUNDAY
BOSTON - The Bryant University men's tennis team dropped a tough
6-1 decision to Boston University Sunday afternoon. The win by the
Terriers avenges a 4-3 defeat to the Bulldogs a year ago.
The Bulldogs opened strong, winning the doubles point to start
the match as Tom Nowak and Kevin Gardiner teamed to win at No. 2
doubles and Cristian Balestrieri and Andres Orobitig won at No. 3
doubles. But from there, it was all Boston University as the
Terriers won all six singles matches to take the match 6-1.
Balestrieri dropped a heartbreaker at No. 2 singles, falling to
Josh Friedman in three sets while Nowak battled hard against James
Bernstein only to come up short in three sets. Nowak fell 6-2
in the opener but rallied back to win 6-1 in the second. In
the third, both players fought hard before Bernstein would prevail
7-6.
1. Jeff Chudacoff (BU) def. Juan Martin Paredes 6-3,
6-4
2. Josh Friedman (BU) def. Christian Balestrieri 6-4, 4-6,
6-4
3. Alex Hallenbeck (BU) def. Nicholai Hill 6-3, 7-6 (5)
4. Bill Kring (BU) def. Kevin Gardiner 7-5, 6-4
5. James Bernstein (BU) def. Tom Nowak 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
6. Regis Chang (BU) def. Andres Orobitig 6-2, 6-1
1. Chudacoff / Friedman (BU) def. Hill / Parades
8-5
2. Nowak / Gardiner def. Kring / Green (BU) 9-8 (3)
3. Balestrieri / Orobitig def. Hallenbeck / van Berckel (BU)
9-8 (5)
BU 6 Bryant 1
