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Men's Tennis Falls at Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Mass. (March 22) -- The Assumption College men's tennis team fell by a score of 6-1 on Sunday at Boston College. Sophomore Tom Knight (Wilbraham, Mass. / Minnechaug Regional) was the only Hound to score for Assumption, taking the No. 6 singles match in three sets.

The Eagles (6-9) claimed all three doubles matches to take the lead headed into singles competition. Sophomore Chris Waung (Bolton, Conn. / East Catholic) and junior Viljami Rahnasto (Vantaa, Finland / Eiran lukio) lost at No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-1, snapping their four-win streak.

Sophomores Marco Leung (Macao / The International School of Macao) and Casey Hodor (Wickford, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken) fell at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, while the pairing of Knight and sophomore Jakob Zylak (Dunbarton, N.H. / Coe-Brown Northwood Academy) dropped the No. 3 match, 8-4.

In singles competition, Knight earned Assumption's only point and was also the only Hound to push his match to three sets. He took the first 6-4 and fell in the second 4-6, before earning a 10-6 victory in set three for the win.

Both Waung and Leung had a strong showing at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Waung fell by a narrow two-point margin in both sets while Leung was defeated 7-5, 6-2.

With the loss, the Greyhounds drop to 4-5 on the season. Assumption is scheduled to return to action on Saturday, March 28, against Bentley at 12 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Casey Hodor

Casey Hodor

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tom Knight

Tom Knight

5' 6"
Sophomore
Marco Leung

Marco Leung

5' 10"
Sophomore
Viljami Rahnasto

Viljami Rahnasto

6' 2"
Junior
Chris Waung

Chris Waung

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jakob Zylak

Jakob Zylak

6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Casey Hodor

Casey Hodor

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tom Knight

Tom Knight

5' 6"
Sophomore
Marco Leung

Marco Leung

5' 10"
Sophomore
Viljami Rahnasto

Viljami Rahnasto

6' 2"
Junior
Chris Waung

Chris Waung

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jakob Zylak

Jakob Zylak

6' 1"
Sophomore