Boston College
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Men's Tennis Pounds Georgetown, 6-1
March 29, 2003 | Men's Tennis
March 29, 2003
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The men's tennis team looked sharp in its first BIG EAST match of the year, soundly defeated Georgetown, 6-1, on Saturday, March 29 at the Flynn Recreation Complex.
The Eagles (5-7, 1-0 BIG EAST) won seven of nine matches on the day, including a pair of three-setters, at Nos. 2 and 5.
The Hoyas fall to 0-7 overall, 0-3 in conference play.
BC took the doubles point courtesy of wins at Nos. 1 and 3. Juniors Justin Slattery (Hampton, N.H.) and Brad Anderson (Edina, Minn.) beat Marc Lohser and Erik Bildman, 8-5, while sophomores Chris McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Bob Murray (Kenner, La.) defeated Chad Mihalick and Chris Kindler by an identical 8-5 score.
Anderson, Slattery and McCoy won their singles matches at Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Slattery fought back from a set down to beat Lohser, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Junior Ross Pytko (Oxford, Mass.) pulled out a third-set tiebreaker at No. 5 over Eric Conrad, 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5). Freshman Kiernan Laughlin (Phoenix, Ariz.) rounded out the Eagle winners with a victory at No. 6.
Boston College next visits Boston University on Sunday, March 30 at 9 a.m.
Boston College 6, Georgetown 1
Singles
Brad Anderson (BC) def. Dennis Cravedi (GU) 6-3, 6-0
Justin Slattery (BC) def. Marc Lohser (GU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
Chris McCoy (BC) def. Chris Belelieu (GU) 6-1, 6-4
Erik Bildman (GU) def. Paul Colahan (BC) 5-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Ross Pytko (BC) def. Eric Conrad (GU) 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Kiernan Laughlin (BC) def. Ryan Peisel (GU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
Slattery/Anderson (BC) def. Lohser/Bildman (GU) 8-5
Peisel/Cravedi (GU) def. Vartabedian/Colahan (BC) 9-7
Murray/McCoy (BC) def. Mihalick/Kindler (GU) 8-5
