Duke Defeats Boston College, 7-0

DURHAM, N.C. – The Boston College men's tennis team fell to Duke, 7-0, in Friday afternoon's ACC road match.

For the second straight match, freshman Alexander Chieffalo forced a third set. He won the first set in fifth singles before Duke's Ryan Dickerson took the 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6) victory.

The Blue Devils (10-6, 3-2 ACC) also earned the doubles point. Senior Aidan McNulty and junior Kent Mukai made it 5-5 in third doubles. However, the match went unfinished because Duke won first and second doubles.

BC fell to 3-8 overall and 0-3 in ACC play.

The Eagles will complete their road trip at Virginia Tech on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Men's Tennis Results
Duke 7, Boston College 0
March 24, 2017 at Durham, N.C.
Ambler Tennis Stadium

Doubles
No. 1 – Spencer Furman/Nick Stachowiak (DU) def. Derek Austin/Hank Workman 7-6 (7-2)
No. 2 – Ryan Dickerson/Jason Lapidus (DU) def. Conor Mullins/Sean Mullins (BC) 6-2
No. 3 – Catalin Mateas/TJ Pura (DU) vs. Kent Mukai/Aidan McNulty (BC) 5-5 (unfinished)

Singles
No. 1 – No. 76 Furman (DU) def. Austin (BC) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – No. 95 Mateas (DU) def. Workman (BC) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Stachowiak (DU) def. Sean Mullins (BC) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 – Pura (DU) def. Mukai (BC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 – Dickerson (DU) def. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 6 – Lapidus (DU) def. Jeffrey Melvin (BC) 6-4, 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Derek Austin

Alexander Chieffalo

Aidan McNulty

Jeffrey Melvin

Kent Mukai

Conor Mullins

Sean Mullins

Hank Workman