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USTA National Invitational
Men's Tennis Competes in USTA Invitational
September 26, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Sept. 26, 2011
The Boston College men’s tennis team got the 2011-12 season off to a good start at the USTA Invitational in Flushing, N.Y. over the weekend. As a whole, the Eagles finished 7-14 in singles action and 3-5 in doubles play.
Freshman Matt Wagner led the way for BC in his college debut, tallying two wins and a loss. He defeated Joe Michalisin, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6, and Greg Streat, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the quarterfinals of his draw before falling to Victor Martinez in a hard-fought battle, which came down to the final set (6-7(6), 6-4, 10-5).
Wagner paired with senior Jonathan Schroeder in doubles action, going 1-1. Schroeder recorded a 1-2 record over the weekend, defeating Alex Holland, 6-0, 6-4, in his victory.
The BC pair of junior Billy Grokenberger and senior Akash Muppidi tallied two wins, advancing to the semifinals in their flight with wins over Hauk/Kallen (8-4) and Dube/Reznek (8-2), before losing to Katz/Turudic, 8-4.
Senior Rob Anker, sophomore Michael McGinnis and freshman Joe Davison each tallied one win over the weekend.
For complete results, visit the USTA link.
The Eagles return to action on September 30 with the Brown Invitational.
