April 6, 2009

Chestnut Hill, MA - The Boston College men's tennis bounced back from a morning defeat to take down the Bryant University Bulldogs 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.

After sweeping the doubles point, the Eagles entered singles play with a 1-0 lead.

In the No. 1 position freshman Akash Muppidi picked up his third victory of the weekend defeating Cristian Balestrieri in straight sets 6-0, 6-2.

Sophomore Erik Kreutzer picked up a win in the No. 2 position 6-0, 6-1.

Senior Alex Rastorgouev and freshman Alex Skinner rounded out the Eagles scoring with victories in the No. 3 and No. 4 spots.

The Eagles travel to Florida next weekend to wrap up their ACC schedule against Miami and Florida State.

Results Bryant University vs. Boston College Match Score Sheet

#1 Cristian Balestrieri Akash Muppidi Boston College 6-0,6-2 #2 Jose Rodriguez Erik Kreutzer Boston College 6-0,6-1 #3 Dylan Whiting Alex Rastorgouev Boston College 6-4,6-0 #4 Kevin Gardiner Alex Skinner Boston College 6-2,7-6 #5 Thomas Nowak Adam Davison Bryant University 5-7,6-3,10-7 #6 Nicholai Hill Michael Vann Bryant University 6-2,6-3

#1 Balestrieri/Rodriguez vs. Nolan/Kreutzer Boston College 8-1 #2 Whiting/Hill vs. Davison/Muppidi Boston College 8-1 #3 Nowak/Gardiner vs. Rastorgouev/Wagner Bryant University 8-7