PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men’s tennis defeated Boston College, 5-2, in the home opener at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday.
The Bears took the first point of the match with the doubles win. Juniors Tim Dzhurinskiy and Sam Feldman first swept third doubles (6-0), BC then won first doubles, and sophomore Noah Hernandez and senior Chun Lam clinched at second doubles (6-2).
In singles, Dzhurinskiy gave the Bears a 2-0 advantage at second singles (7-6, 6-4). BC then picked up its first point, and Hernandez took first singles (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) to extend the lead. The Eagles won at fourth singles, but Lam clinched the match at sixth singles (6-1, 6-7, 6-1) and sophomore Zander Bravo secured fifth singles (6-1, 2-6, 7-5) to finish things off.
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DOUBLES RESULTS
Bianchi/Vassel (BC) def. Bravo/Finkelstein (BROWN) 6-1
Hernandez/Lam (Brown) def. Kasten/Saltz 6-2
Dzhurinskiy/Feldman (Brown) def. Turner/Jayasundera 6-0
SINGLES RESULTS
Noah Hernandez (Brown) def. Juan Jose Bianchi (BC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Tim Dzhurinskiy (Brown) def. Jake Vassel (BC) 7-6, 6-4
Caleb Saitz (BC) def. Alex Finkelstein (Brown) 7-6, 6-3
Mai Gao (BC) def. Alex Koong (Brown) 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
Zander Bravo (Brown) def. Matt Campbell (BC) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
Chun Lam (Brown) def. Connor McDonald (BC) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
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