Boston College
Merrimack College
Eagles Cruise to 6-1 Victory in Home Opener
January 21, 2024 | Men's Tennis
The duo of Juan Jose Bianchi and Jake Vassel continued to put together a phenomenal 2023-24 campaign, taking the first doubles match of the day in a 6-3 bout. Bennett Turner and Matt Campbell brought a surge of energy to the Warriors, cruising to a 6-1 victory to clinch the doubles point. Anesh Jayasundera and a debuting Caleb Saltz completed the doubles sweep, claiming a 6-2 victory.
Boston College continued to dominate as the match turned to singles action, taking the first four points in consecutive straight sets by the hands of Mai Gao (6-0, 6-1), Caleb Saltz (6-2, 6-1), Connor McDonald (6-2, 6-2), and Matt Campbell (6-4, 6-0). After dropping the first set 4-6, Jake Vassel mounted a 6-2 comeback to force a third set. However, with the game already decided, the match was decided with one last game with Vassel falling short 0-1. Shreekar Eedara wrapped up the highly successful evening with a 6-3, 6-4 victory.
FULL SCORES
Match Score: Boston College 6, Merrimack College 1
DOUBLES
1. Juan Jose Bianchi and Jake Vassel (BC) def. 6-3 Aryaan Bhatia and Charles Robertson (MC)
2. Anesh Jayasundera and Caleb Saltz (BC) def. 6-2 Blake Queiroz and Jack Brimm (MC)
3. Bennett Turner and Matt Campbell (BC) def. 6-1 Henrik Lindeman and Valentin Riveros (MC)
SINGLES
1. Aryaan Bhatia (MC) def. Jake Vassel (BC)Â 6-4 2-6 1-0
2. Â Mai Gao (BC) def. Henrik Lindeman (MC)Â 6-0 6-1
3. Caleb Saltz (BC) def. Charles Robertson (MC) 6-2 6-1
4. Matt Campbell (BC) def. Valentin Riveros (MC) 6-4 6-0
5. Connor McDonald (BC) def. Jack Brimm (MC) 6-2 6-2
6. Shreekar Eedara (BC) def. Sadhista Linga (MC) 6-3 6-4
UP NEXT
Boston College travels to Providence, R.I. on Saturday, Jan. 27 to take on Brown at noon.
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