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Mukai Cap 2-0 Week in Loss to NC State
April 02, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Junior earns straight-set victory in fourth singles
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's tennis team fell to NC State, 6-1, in an ACC home match Sunday at the Flynn Recreation Complex.
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Junior Kent Mukai earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory in fourth singles against NC State's Michael Ogden. Mukai won both his singles matches this week, also earning a victory Friday against No. 15 Georgia Tech.
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BC fell to 4-11 overall and 0-6 in ACC matches. The Wolfpack advanced to 12-10 overall and 3-4 in ACC play.
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The Eagles will next visit Miami on Friday at 3 p.m.
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NC State 6, Boston College 1
April 2, 2017 at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Flynn Recreation Complex
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Singles
No. 1 – No. 92 Alexis Galarneau (NCSU) def. Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Georgiy Malyghev (NCSU) def. Derek Austin (BC) 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 – Igor Saveljic (NCSU) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Kent Mukai (BC) def. Michael Ogden (NCSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Ivan Saveljic (NCSU) def. Sean Mullins (BC) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 6 – Sean Burnette (NCSU) def. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) 6-3, 6-3
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Doubles
No. 1 – Ogden/Galarneau (NCSU) def. Austin/Workman 6-3
No. 2 – Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NCSU) def. Mukai/McNulty 6-1
No. 3 – Conor Mullins/Sean Mullins (BC) vs. Malyghev/Chris Mikrovas 5-3, unfinished
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Junior Kent Mukai earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory in fourth singles against NC State's Michael Ogden. Mukai won both his singles matches this week, also earning a victory Friday against No. 15 Georgia Tech.
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BC fell to 4-11 overall and 0-6 in ACC matches. The Wolfpack advanced to 12-10 overall and 3-4 in ACC play.
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The Eagles will next visit Miami on Friday at 3 p.m.
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NC State 6, Boston College 1
April 2, 2017 at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Flynn Recreation Complex
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Singles
No. 1 – No. 92 Alexis Galarneau (NCSU) def. Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Georgiy Malyghev (NCSU) def. Derek Austin (BC) 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 – Igor Saveljic (NCSU) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Kent Mukai (BC) def. Michael Ogden (NCSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Ivan Saveljic (NCSU) def. Sean Mullins (BC) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 6 – Sean Burnette (NCSU) def. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) 6-3, 6-3
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Doubles
No. 1 – Ogden/Galarneau (NCSU) def. Austin/Workman 6-3
No. 2 – Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NCSU) def. Mukai/McNulty 6-1
No. 3 – Conor Mullins/Sean Mullins (BC) vs. Malyghev/Chris Mikrovas 5-3, unfinished
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