Eagles Fall to Yale on the Road 5-2
January 26, 2020 | Men's Tennis
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Boston College dropped a 5-2 final to Yale on Saturday afternoon at the Cullman Heyman Tennis Center, falling to 1-1 on the spring.
The Eagles lost the doubles point despite a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles from Chris Grasel and Max Motlagh.
In singles, Max Mendelsohn brought a 2-0 deficit to one as he coasted past Ryan Cheng in straight sets. The Bulldogs then took a 3-1 lead, but Sean Mullins once again cut the deficit in half with a 6-4, 7-6(3) win in the No. 6 slot.
Yale clinched the match at second singles with Michael Sun outlasting Javi Amantegui in a third set 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
BC returns to action next Friday (Jan. 31) with its ACC opener on the road at Virginia beginning at 5 p.m.
DOUBLES
#1: King/Sun (Yale) def. Austin/Amantegui (BC) 6-1
#2: Grasel/Motlagh (BC) def. Cheng/Lin (Yale) 6-1
#3: Dhingra/Heller (Yale) def. Mendelsohn/Mullins (BC) 6-4
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SINGLES
#1: Dylan King (Yale) def. Derek Austin (BC) 6-0, 6-2
#2: Michael Sun (Yale) def. Javi Amantegui (BC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
#3: Andrew Heller (Yale) def. Max Motlagh (BC) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(7)
#4: Max Mendelsohn (BC) def. Ryan Cheng (Yale) 6-3, 6-2
#5: Robert Shymansky (Yale) def. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) 6-2, 7-5
#6: Sean Mullins (BC) def. Cody Lin (Yale) 6-4, 7-6(3)
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The Eagles lost the doubles point despite a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles from Chris Grasel and Max Motlagh.
In singles, Max Mendelsohn brought a 2-0 deficit to one as he coasted past Ryan Cheng in straight sets. The Bulldogs then took a 3-1 lead, but Sean Mullins once again cut the deficit in half with a 6-4, 7-6(3) win in the No. 6 slot.
Yale clinched the match at second singles with Michael Sun outlasting Javi Amantegui in a third set 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
BC returns to action next Friday (Jan. 31) with its ACC opener on the road at Virginia beginning at 5 p.m.
DOUBLES
#1: King/Sun (Yale) def. Austin/Amantegui (BC) 6-1
#2: Grasel/Motlagh (BC) def. Cheng/Lin (Yale) 6-1
#3: Dhingra/Heller (Yale) def. Mendelsohn/Mullins (BC) 6-4
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SINGLES
#1: Dylan King (Yale) def. Derek Austin (BC) 6-0, 6-2
#2: Michael Sun (Yale) def. Javi Amantegui (BC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
#3: Andrew Heller (Yale) def. Max Motlagh (BC) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(7)
#4: Max Mendelsohn (BC) def. Ryan Cheng (Yale) 6-3, 6-2
#5: Robert Shymansky (Yale) def. Alexander Chieffalo (BC) 6-2, 7-5
#6: Sean Mullins (BC) def. Cody Lin (Yale) 6-4, 7-6(3)
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