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Eagles Fall to Engineers of MIT
March 15, 2000 | Men's Tennis
March 15, 2000
Boston College won its first and second singles matches against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 14 in Cambridge but fell, 5-2, to the Engineers. The Eagles lowered their season record to 5-6.
Anand Annigeri defeated MIT's top singles player, Eric Chen, in a three set match. The senior captain pulled out a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win. Junior Jason Cowett took the second singles match against Derek Tsu in three sets after dropping the opening set, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.
In the closest match, sophomore Colin Kennedy won the opening set of the fifth singles match in a toe break, lost the second set, then dropped the third set tie-break.
The Eagles will next face Marist on Friday, March 24 at the Flynn Complex on Boston College's campus at 3 p.m.
Singles:
1- Anand Annigeri (BC) def. Eric Chen (MIT)- 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2- Jason Cowett (BC) def. Derek Tsu (MIT)- 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
3- Jeff Augustyn (MIT) def. Brian Kent (BC)- 6-3, 6-2
4- Rick Rossello (MIT) def. Marc Lucero (BC)- 6-1, 6-2
5- Marco Hernandez (MIT) def. Colin Kennedy (BC)- 6-7, 6-4, 7-6
6- Ben Cooke (MIT) def. Chris Mercurio (BC)- 7-5, 3-6, TB: 4
Doubles:
1- Chen/Tsu (MIT) def. Annigeri/Cowett (BC)- 8-3
2- Cooke/Hernandez (MIT) def. Kent/Matt Stutz (BC)- 9-8
3- Augustyn/Russello (MIT) def. Kennedy/Tim Brennan (BC)- 8-4
