March 14, 2009
Final Stats
WEYMOUTH, Mass. -
The Maryland men's tennis team secured its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the year Saturday evening with a convincing 6-1 victory over Boston College.
The Terps (7-5, 1-2) won five of the six singles matches, clinching the team victory with Andrew Orban's 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Akash Muppidi at the No. 2 position.
Maryland also captured the doubles point by winning two of the three matches, though the nationally-ranked duo of Orban and Boris Fetbroyt was upended by the BC tandem of Thomas Nolan and Erik Kreutzer.
Orban and Fetbroyt, ranked No. 36 nationally, were defeated 8-6 by the 46th-ranked duo of Nolan and Kreutzer. Orban and Fetbroyt are now 12-5 on the season.
Mathias Sarrazin and Alex Aksanov clinched the doubles point with an 8-6 win over the Eagles' Akash Muppidi and Adam Davison at the No. 3 position.
The Terps are back in action Friday when they play host to Wake Forest. The match begins at 3 p.m. at the Tennis Center at College Park.
Match Results
Maryland 6, Boston College 1
March 14, 2009 at Weymouth, Mass.
Singles competition
1. David Kwon (MD) def. Thomas Nolan (BC) 6-3, 1-0 (ret.)
2. Andrew Orban (MD) def. Akash Muppidi (BC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Erik Kreutzer (BC) def. Nickolai Nielsen (MD) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Mathias Sarrazin (MD) def. Alex Skinner (BC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Boris Fetbroyt (MD) def. Adam Davison (BC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Roshan Potarazu (MD) def. Brian Locklear (BC) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
Doubles competition
1. No. 46 Thomas Nolan / Erik Kreutzer (BC) def. No. 36 Andrew Orban / Boris Fetbroyt (MD) 8-6
2. David Kwon / Nickolai Nielsen (MD) def. Brian Garber / Alex Skinner (BC) 8-5
3. Mathias Sarrazin / Alex Aksanov (MD) def. Akash Muppidi / Adam Davison (MD) 8-6
Records:
Maryland 7-5, 1-2
Boston College 10-4, 0-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6)
