LA JOLLA, Calif. ? The 14th-ranked UC San Diego men's tennis team picked up its fourth win over a Division I opponent on Thursday, this time defeating Boston University by a 8-1 score at the Northview Tennis Courts on the UCSD campus. With the victory the Tritons improve to 8-2 on the season and 4-1 against D-I foes while dropping the Terriers to 6-6 on the year.
The Tritons held a 3-0 lead after doubles play, posting wins o 8-5, 8-1 and 8-1 in the three matches.
UCSD would go on to win five of the six singles matches, all of which were determined in straight sets. Among the victories was a 6-0, 6-0 win for Eric Rubens at the No. 2 spot on the ladder while Steven Oechel posted a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 5.
Head coach Eric Steidlmayer's squad returns to the court on Friday, hosting yet another Division I opponent. The Tritons will face off with Iowa at 2 p.m. on Friday before concluding their final week before Final Exams with a match against Sonoma State on Sunday morning.
UC San Diego 8, Boston University 1
Singles:
1. Bijan Moallemi (UCSD) def. Barrett Wolf (BU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Eric Rubens (UCSD) def. Jared Kobren (BU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Brandon Low (UCSD) def. Charles Weinstein (BU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Kazumi Negishi (UCSD) def. Jeff Chudacoff (BU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Steven Oechel (UCSD) def. Giulio Gallarotti (BU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Miron Nissim (BU) def. Ramesh Thondapu (UCSD) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles:
1. Seth Spector/Oechel (UCSD) def. Wolf/Weinstein (BU) 8-5
2. Moallemi/Negishi (UCSD) def. Kobren/Chudacoff (BU) 8-1
3. Rubens/Thondapu (UCSD) def. Ross Lohr/Gallorotti (BU) 8-1
