McNulty, Austin Go 2-0 In Win Against Georgetown

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's tennis team defeated Georgetown, 6-1, in a non-league match Saturday at the Flynn Recreation Complex.

BC (1-2) won five singles matches – all in straight sets – and the doubles point. Senior Aidan McNulty and freshman Derek Austin each went 2-0 in the contest, winning in singles and doubles play.

Freshman Alexander Chieffalo moved to 3-0 in singles play for the season with a 6-1, 6-2 in sixth singles. Junior Kent Mukai advanced to 2-1 in singles play this season with a 6-1, 6-3 victory in fifth singles.

Senior Hank Workman clinched the Eagles' victory with a 7-5, 6-3 win in second-singles, giving BC a 4-1 lead.

Austin recorded his first-career dual-season singles victory with a 6-2, 6-4 victory, giving the Eagles a 3-1 advantage. McNulty gave the Eagles a 2-1 lead with a swift 6-2, 6-0 win in first singles.

The Eagles completed a comeback to take the doubles point. Georgetown (1-2) took an early advantage with a first-doubles victory. However, McNulty and junior Connor Mullins secured a 6-2 win in second doubles.

Then all eyes went to the fourth court for the tightly contested third-doubles match. Austin and freshman Sean Mullins pulled away for the 7-6 victory clinched doubles for the Eagles.

BC resumes action and opens ACC play next Saturday at noon at Notre Dame.

Men's Tennis Results
Boston College 6, Georgetown 1
February 4, 2017 at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Flynn Recreation Complex

Doubles
No. 1 – Jordan Portner/Mac Rechan (GU) def. Hank Workman/Alexander Chieffalo (BC) 6-4
No. 2 – Connor Mullins/Aidan McNulty (BC) def. Peter Beatty/Yannik Mahlangu (GU) 6-2
No. 3 – Derek Austin/Sean Mullins (BC) def. Michael Chen/Ian Witmer (GU) 7-6

Singles
No. 1 – McNulty (BC) def. Beatty (GU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 – Workman (BC) def. Marco Lam (GU) 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 – Austin (BC) def. Rechan (GU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 – Chen (GU) def. Sean Mullins (BC) 7-6, 4-6, 10-7
No. 5 – Kent Mukai (BC) def. Mahlangu (GU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 – Chieffalo (BC) def. Witmer (GU) 6-1, 6-2

McNulty, Austin Go 2-0 In Win Against Georgetown

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Players Mentioned

Derek Austin

Alexander Chieffalo

Aidan McNulty

Kent Mukai

Sean Mullins

Hank Workman