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Brown University
Boston College
Men's Tennis Bests Boston College, 4-2
2/20/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Brown men's tennis team defeated Boston College, 4-2, on Tuesday at the Pizzitola Sports Center to improve to 9-2 on the season.
Doubles opened with the Eagles taking the second and third matches to take a 1-0 lead overall.
The Bears then dominated singles play, winning four next five singles matches to claim the victory. Sophomore Jacob Walker (Bethesda, Md.) posted a 6-3, 6-1 win in second singles and was followed by freshman Ching Lam (Sai Kung, Hong Kong) in third, 6-2, 6-1. Junior Charles Tan (Austin, Texas) was next in the fourth spot with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win while senior Aaron Sandberg (Hudson, Ohio) registered a 6-3, 6-3 triumph in fifth singles.
The Bears next host NJIT on Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Pizzitola Sports Center at 8:30 a.m. on the ILN.
Results
Doubles
1. Sandberg/Lam (Brown) vs. Austin/S. Mullins, 4-5 (DNF)
2. Palmer/Heitmann (BC) def. Tan/Arocho, 6-2
3. C. Mullins/Mukai (BC) def. Haworth/Collier, 6-3
Singles
1. Heitmann (BC) def. Haworth, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
2. Walker (Brown) def. Austin, 6-3, 6-1
3. Lam (Brown) def. Grasel, 6-2, 6-1
4. Tan (Brown) def. Mukai, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
5. Sandberg (Brown) def. S. Mullins, 6-3, 6-2
6. Arocho (Brown) vs. Nordby, 4-6, 4-3 (DNF)
