Boston College
Brown University
Extra Sets Fall Short as Eagles Drop 5-2 Contest to Brown
January 27, 2024 | Men's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Boston College (1-1, 0-0 ACC) suffered its first loss of the 2024 campaign, falling to Brown (1-4, 0-0Â IVY) in a 5-2 affair.
The doubles team of Juan Jose Bianchi and Jake Vassel continued their winning streak, earning a 6-1 victory in the No. 1 doubles match. Brown would take the doubles point after securing 6-2 and 6-0 victories over Boston College.
Singles competition was extremely competitive, with four of the six matches going into a third set. Caleb Saltz and Mai Gao earned the only points for BC, taking victory in their matches 7-6, 6-3 and 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 respectively. The Eagles struggled in third set action, falling short in three out of four matches that needed an extra set.
FULL SCORES
Match Score: Boston College 2, Brown University 5
DOUBLES
1. Bianchi/Vassel (BC) def. Bravo/Finkelstein (BROWN) 6-1
2. Hernandez/Lam (BROWN) def. Kasten/Saltz 6-2
3. Dzhurinskiy/Feldman (BROWN) def. Turner/Jayasundera 6-0
SINGLES
1. Hernandez (BROWN) def. Juan Jose Bianchi (BC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Dzhurinskiy (BROWN) def. Jake Vassel (BC) 7-6, 6-4
3. Caleb Saltz (BC) def. Finkelstein 7-6, 6-3
4. Mai Gao (BC) def. Koong 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
5. Bravo (BROWN) def. Matt Campbell 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
6. Lam (BROWN) def. Connor McDonald 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
UP NEXT
The Eagles will travel to West Point, N.Y. for a weekend back-to-back against DePaul on Feb. 3 and Furman on Feb. 4.
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