BOSTON, MA. – After finishing one place below Boston College in the final rankings last season, the BU men were looking forward to our first match against BC this season. BU got off to a good start in the first round of matches when Joel Lavoie and Adam Whitaker both quickly won by scores of 3-0. Senior Paulo DaMoura then added a 3-1 win to put BU at an early advantage.
In the second round, Nick Carlson and Emanuel Vieira De Andrade won by scores of 3-1 and 3-2 respectively to clinch a BU victory in the match. Freshman Parker Tonissi played a tough opponent at the number 2 position and ended up loosing 3 close games. In the third round, freshman Marwan Sallam defeated the BC captain at the number 1 position 3-0. Allan Chen and Arthur Hobhouse added 3-1 victories to close out the match. The final score was a decisive 8-1 BU victory. The BU men are now 1-1 on the season.