Boston College
#24 Miami
Tennis Falls to No. 24 Miami
April 10, 2011 | Men's Tennis
April 10, 2011
Coral Gables, Fla. - The Boston College men's tennis was defeated, 6-1, by the ITA No. 24 Miami on Sunday afternoon at Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Junior Akash Muppidi provided the scoring for Boston College (5-15, 0-9 ACC), defeating Christian Blocker in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 1 singles.
Muppidi combined with sophomore Billy Grokenberger for a win at No. 1 doubles as well. The duo made quick work of Blocker and Carl Sundberg, 8-5, but Miami (14-5, 8-1) was able to take the contests on courts two and three for the doubles point.
The Hurricanes won five singles matches in straight sets to seal the win.
Boston College will face Holy Cross tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Worcester, Mass. The Eagles will conclude the ACC season with a home stand against Wake Forest and NC State from April 15-17.
Final Score: #24 Miami 6, Boston College 1
Singles competition
1. Akash Muppidi (BC) def. Christian Blocker (UM) 6-4, 7-5
2. Keith Crowley (UM) def. Alex Skinner (BC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Waylon Chin (UM) def. Erik Kreutzer (BC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Carl Sundberg (UM) def. Jonathan Raude (BC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Eduardo Pavia (UM) def. Jonathan Schroeder (BC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Gabriel Flores (UM) def. Brendon Wong (BC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Akash Muppidi/Billy Grokenberger (BC) def. Carl Sundberg/Christian Blocker (UM) 8-5
2. Keith Crowley/Omar Aly (UM) def. Alex Skinner/Michael McGinnis (BC) 8-4
3. Eduardo Pavia/Pedro Ast (UM) def. Adam Davison/Erik Kreutzer (BC) 8-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2*); Singles (2,5,6*,4,3,1)
*Doubles/Match clinching point
