WASHINGTON - Georgetown men's tennis (2-11, 1-1 BE) grabbed its first BIG EAST win of the spring with a 6-1 victory over the Butler University Bulldogs on Friday at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland.
 
Georgetown earned the doubles point early with Joshua Lamm-Bocharov and James O'Sullivan opening up play with a tight 7-6 victory over Riccardo Baldi and Arnesh Singh. Hank Williams and Burke Pablo would then capture the point for GU by picking up a 7-5 win against Siddhartha Lama and Nicholas Balthazor.
 
Arthur O'Sullivan opened singles action with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Riccardo Baldi for his second No. 1 singles win of the season, while Joshua Lamm-Bocharov defeated Ronin Kasday in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to give the Hoyas a 3-0 lead. J. O'Sullivan sealed the victory for the Hoyas in a thrilling three-set No. 2 singles match against Butler's Nicolas Arts, winning 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-2.
 
Sahil Morey followed up with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Siddhartha Lama, and freshman Jonah Hill closed out the day for Hoyas by securing his first singles win of the season, defeating Nicholas Shirley 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
 
Men's Results | Georgetown 6, Butler 1
 
Doubles
 
Arthur O'Sullivan/Cyrus Zia (GU) def. Nicolas Arts/Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU): unfinished
Joshua Lamm-Bocharov/James O'Sullivan (GU) def. Riccardo Baldi/Arnesh Singh (BU): 7-6
Hank Williams/Burke Pablo (GU) def. Siddhartha Lama/Nicholas Balthazor (BU): 7-5
 
Singles
 
Arthur O'Sullivan (GU) def. Riccardo Baldi (BU): 6-4, 6-4
James O'Sullivan (GU) def. Nicolas Arts (BU): 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-2
Joshua Lamm-Bocharov (GU) def. Ronin Kasday (BU): 6-4, 6-4
Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU) def. Cyrus Zia (GU): 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
Sahil Morey (GU) def. Siddhartha Lama (BU): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Jonah Hill (GU) def. Nicholas Shirley (BU): 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
 
Up Next
The Hoyas return to the courts next week for a midweek match against Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore on Wednesday at 1 p.m.