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Men's Tennis Falls To Columbia, 5-2
February 22, 2003 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 22, 2003
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The men's tennis team lost to Columbia, 5-2, Friday afternoon at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center.
The Eagles (2-5) captured the doubles point, courtesy of a pair of wins from the No. 1 team of juniors Brad Anderson (Edina, Minn.) and Justin Slattery (Hampton, N.H.) and the No. 2 pairing of junior Paul Colahan (Beverly, Mass.) and senior Damon Vartabedian (Franklin Lakes, N.J.). Anderson and Slattery beat Yoku Kiuchi and Jimmy Moore, 8-5, while Colahan and Vartabedian topped Ricky Butenko and Scott Robbin, 8-2.
Slattery was the only Eagle to win a singles match as he downed Kiuchi at No. 2, 6-3, 6-2.
The team is back in action Saturday, Feb. 22 when it travels to Syracuse, N.Y., to take on Colgate at 2 p.m.
Columbia 5, Boston College 2
Singles
Oscar Chow (CU) def. Brad Anderson (BC) 6-1, 7-5
Justin Slattery (BC) def. Yoku Kiuchi (CU) 6-3, 6-3
Rajeev Emany (CU) def. Chris McCoy (BC) 7-6, 6-2
Jimmy Moore (CU) def. Ross Pytko (BC) 6-4, 6-3
Eric Wallace (CU) def. Paul Colahan (BC) 6-2, 6-2
Vinay Bhamidipati (CU) def. Derrick Chou (BC) 6-4, 7-6
Doubles
Slattery/Anderson (BC) def. Kiuchi/Moore (CU) 8-5
Colahan/Damon Vartabedian (BC) def. Ricky Butenko/Scott Robbin (CU) 8-2
Bhamidipati/Wallace (CU) def. McCoy/Bob Murray (BC) 8-6
