Eagles Rebound From NC State Loss by Sweeping Sacred Heart
March 23, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Boston College rebounded on Saturday with a 7-0 shutout of Sacred Heart
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – After falling to No. 20 NC State on Friday to begin a three-match weekend homestand, Boston College rebounded on Saturday with a 7-0 shutout of Sacred Heart at the Flynn Recreation Complex. The Eagles improved to 5-9 (0-6 ACC) and will host No. 2 Wake Forest on Sunday.
Max Mendelsohn, Wills Tutecky, Max Palmer, Peter Campana, and Santiago Montufar all won their matches in straight sets against the Pioneers, while Alexander Chieffalo pulled out his matchup in a third set tiebreaker. BC lost only three total games in doubles competition, including a 6-0 victory for the No. 1 tandem of Derek Austin and Conor Mullins.
Boston College and No. 2 Wake Forest begin their ACC match at 12 p.m. on Sunday (March 24) on the Heights.
NC STATE
Singles
1. Alexis Galarneau (NCSTATE) def. Derek Austin (BC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Igor Saveljic (NCSTATE) def. Chris Grasel (BC) 7-6, 6-0
3. Tadas Babelis (NCSTATE) def. Markus Nordby (BC) 7-5, 5-4
4. Yannai Barkai (NCSTATE) def. Max Mendelsohn (BC) 6-3, 7-6
5. Conor Mullins (BC) vs. Robert Turzak (NCSTATE) 1-0
6. Georgiy Malyshev (NCSTATE) vs. Sean Mullins (BC) no result
Doubles
1. Michael Ogden/Alexis Galarneau (NCSTATE) vs. Derek Austin/Conor Mullins (BC) no result
2. Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NCSTATE) def. Chris Grasel/Markus Nordby (BC) 6-4
3. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Savelijc (NCSTATE) def. Max Palmer/Sean Mullins (BC) 6-3
SACRED HEART
Singles
1. Max Mendelsohn (BC) def. Seiji Hosokowa (SHU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Wills Tutecky (BC) def. William Wibmer (SHU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) def. Kevin Chao (SHU) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-4
4. Max Palmer (BC) def. Luca Casalduc Pla (SHU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Peter Campana (BC) def. Chris Sause (SHU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
6. Santiago Montufar (BC) def. Bryan Einstoss (SHU) 6-3, 6-1
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Doubles
1. Conor Mullins/Derek Austin (BC) def. William Wibmer/Kevin Chao (SHU) 6-0
2. Chris Grasel/Markus Nordby (BC) def. Seiji Hosokowa/Chris Sause (SHU) 6-2
3. Max Palmer/Sean Mullins (BC) def. Luca Casalduc Pla/Bryan Einstoss (SHU) 6-1
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Max Mendelsohn, Wills Tutecky, Max Palmer, Peter Campana, and Santiago Montufar all won their matches in straight sets against the Pioneers, while Alexander Chieffalo pulled out his matchup in a third set tiebreaker. BC lost only three total games in doubles competition, including a 6-0 victory for the No. 1 tandem of Derek Austin and Conor Mullins.
Boston College and No. 2 Wake Forest begin their ACC match at 12 p.m. on Sunday (March 24) on the Heights.
NC STATE
Singles
1. Alexis Galarneau (NCSTATE) def. Derek Austin (BC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Igor Saveljic (NCSTATE) def. Chris Grasel (BC) 7-6, 6-0
3. Tadas Babelis (NCSTATE) def. Markus Nordby (BC) 7-5, 5-4
4. Yannai Barkai (NCSTATE) def. Max Mendelsohn (BC) 6-3, 7-6
5. Conor Mullins (BC) vs. Robert Turzak (NCSTATE) 1-0
6. Georgiy Malyshev (NCSTATE) vs. Sean Mullins (BC) no result
Doubles
1. Michael Ogden/Alexis Galarneau (NCSTATE) vs. Derek Austin/Conor Mullins (BC) no result
2. Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NCSTATE) def. Chris Grasel/Markus Nordby (BC) 6-4
3. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Savelijc (NCSTATE) def. Max Palmer/Sean Mullins (BC) 6-3
SACRED HEART
Singles
1. Max Mendelsohn (BC) def. Seiji Hosokowa (SHU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Wills Tutecky (BC) def. William Wibmer (SHU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) def. Kevin Chao (SHU) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-4
4. Max Palmer (BC) def. Luca Casalduc Pla (SHU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Peter Campana (BC) def. Chris Sause (SHU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
6. Santiago Montufar (BC) def. Bryan Einstoss (SHU) 6-3, 6-1
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Doubles
1. Conor Mullins/Derek Austin (BC) def. William Wibmer/Kevin Chao (SHU) 6-0
2. Chris Grasel/Markus Nordby (BC) def. Seiji Hosokowa/Chris Sause (SHU) 6-2
3. Max Palmer/Sean Mullins (BC) def. Luca Casalduc Pla/Bryan Einstoss (SHU) 6-1
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