McNulty Takes Win at No. 1 Singles at Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Aidan McNulty won a third-set tie-break at No. 1 singles as the Boston College men's tennis team fell 6-1 on Friday afternoon.

The Eagles' junior won his first set 6-3, but dropped the second stanza by the same score. In the third-set tie-break, he defeated the Cardinals' Alex Gornet 10-8 to claim his first conference win at the No. 1 spot this season.

Louisville opened the match by taking the doubles point with wins on the Nos. 2 and 3 courts. In singles, the Cardinals earned wins on Courts 2 through 6 as they secured their first ACC win of the year.

Boston College (6-16, 0-11 ACC) wraps up the regular season on Sunday, April 17, when they host No. 22 Florida State at the Flynn Recreation Complex at 10:30 a.m.

Louisville 6, Boston College 1
April 15, 2016
Bass-Rudd Tennis Center (Louisville, Ky.)

Singles competition
1. Aidan McNulty (BC) def. Alex Gornet (LOU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Brandon Lancaster (LOU) def. Jeff Melvin (BC) 6-4, 6-1
4. Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Alexandre Thirouin (BC) 7-6, 6-3
5. George Hedley (LOU) def. Kent Mukai (BC) 7-6, 6-4
6. Sean Donohue (LOU) def. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Alex Gornet/George Hedley (LOU) vs. Kyle Childree/Hank Workman (BC) 4-5, unfinished
2. C. Morin-Kougoucheff/Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Alexandre Thirouin/Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-1
3. Sean Donohue/Courtney Lock (LOU) def. Kent Mukai/Jeff Melvin (BC) 6-4

Match Notes:
Boston College 6-16, 0-11 ACC
Louisville 14-15, 1-10 ACC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,6,4,1,5)
T-2:31 A-93

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Childree

Aidan McNulty

Kent Mukai

Alexandre Thirouin

Hank Workman