University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Fall 7-0 to Boston College
4/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BOSTON, MA (April 20) – The University of Connecticut men’s tennis team suffered their fifth loss to a BIG EAST team, dropping a 7-0 dual match at Boston College. The loss puts the Huskies at 4-9 overall and 0-5 in the BIG EAST.
UConn took one win at the No. 3 doubles spot, when Sam Sutherland (Tampa, Fla.) and August Vorvis (Southport, Conn.) defeated their opponents 9-7. The win failed to score UConn a point in the match, as Boston College took the doubles point by winning at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
Andy Sweatt (Reno, Nev.) took his No. 2 singles match to three sets before losing in the tiebreaker.
The Huskies will return to action on Thursday, April 22 when they travel to Stony Brook for a dual match.
Full results are as follows:
Boston College 7, Connecticut 0
Singles
No. 1 - Justin Slattery (BC) def. Matt Stinson (UC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 - Chris McCoy (BC) def. Andy Sweatt (UC) 6-3, 4-6, 10-3
No. 3 - Kiernan Laughlin (BC) def. Brian Ravesloot (UC) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 - Derrick Chou (BC) def. Mike Louis (UC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 - Soma Kesthely (BC) def. George Rzepecki (UC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 - Dennis Reardon (BC) def. Sam Sutherland (UC) 6-4, 7-6
Doubles
No. 1 - Slattery/Ross Pytko (BC) def. Sweatt/Louis (UC) 8-3
No. 2 - Laughlin/Kesthely (BC) def. Stinson/Ravesloot (UC) 8-5
No. 3 - Sutherland/August Vorvis (UC) def. McCoy/Chou (BC) 9-7
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