September 24, 1999 at Boston University, 8; New Hampshire, 1 (1-0) The Terriers opened the season with an impressive win over America East rival New Hampshire. The only loss came at number one singles where Christina Causway had to retire with an injury in the second set of her match ... Aside from that, the Terriers dominated the Wildcats, as they did not lose a set in the five other singles matches. In fact, B.U. players lost a total of only five games in the 10 sets, as they outscored UNH by a combined total of 60-5. Number three Chrissy Cerretani, number five Alana Marcu and number six Andrea Nickel all posted straight-set 6-0, 6-0 wins. Number two Karina Shostakovsky won 6-3, 6-1, and number four Carrie Rose posted a 6-0, 6-1 win. Then, in the doubles Causway and Shostakovsky won, 8-1, at number one, Cerretani and Marcu had an 8-0 win at number two, and Rose and Mickel closed out with an 8-1 win at number three.

October 21, 1999 at Boston University, 5; UMass/Amherst, 1 (2-0) The Terriers swept to straight-set victories at numbers two through six singles, thereby eliminating any need to play doubles. Thus, the final score adds up to six points. Selin Nassi, who missed the season opener, played number one singles and lost in a tough three-set match, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. The easiest win for B.U. came at number six singles where Chrissy Cerretani did not lose a game en route to the 6-0, 6-0 win. The toughest win was at number three where Carrie Rose needed three sets to notch her victory, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 ... Other winners for B.U. were Christina Causway at number two, 6-2, 6-1; Alanu Marcu at number four, 6-3, 6-4; and Karin Shostakovsky at number five, 6-3, 6-3.

October 29, 1999 Yale 6; Boston University 3 (2-1) In a hard-fought match played at the MIT courts, the Terriers closed out their fall dual-match schedule. Earlier, they had played at the Syracuse Invitational and the Brown Invitational ... This outcome against the Elis could have just as easily gone the other way as B.U. lost three of the singles matches in three sets. Christina Causway lost at number one, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6; Selin Nassi lost at number two, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6; and Carrie Rose lost at number three, 0-6, 6-4, 1-6. The Terriers' only two-set loss came at number four where Alana Marcu bowed, 0-6, 4-6 ... B.U.'s singles wins came at number five where Karina Shostakovsky won, 6-3, 6-0, and at number five where Chrissy Cerretani needed three sets to win, 6-1, 6-7, 6-1. Marcu and Rose posted the Terriers' win in doubles when they recorded a 9-7 win at number three. Nassi and Cerretani lost at number one, 8-4, while Causway and Shostakovsky bowed at number two, 8-4.

February 12, 2000 Alabama-Birmingham, 5; at Boston University, 4 (2-2) The Terriers began their spring season the way they ended the fall seasonwith a hard-fought match that could have easily been a win. In fact, B.U., which won four of the six singles matches, needed just one win in the doubles to defeat UAB. However, the visitors swept all three doubles matches to eke out the one-point win. In the singles play, number one Selin Nassi used three sets to post the win, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Karina Shostakovsky won at number three, 6-4, 6-3; Carrie Rose won at four, 6-1, 6-2; and Alana Marcu won at number six, 6-4, 7-5. The only losses were at number two where Christina Causway lost, 6-1, 6-3, and at number five where Chrissy Cerretani lost, 6-2, 6-2. Causway and Cerretani lost at number one doubles, 8-2. Nassi and Shostakovsky dropped an 8-4 decision at number two, while Rose and Marcu lost by the identical score at number three.

February 13, 2000 Minnesota, 5; at Boston University, 2 (2-3) The Terriers dropped four of the six singles matches and all three doubles. The teams used a new scoring format for the doubles as one point was awarded to the team that won the majority of the doubles matches. Thus, the three losses in doubles totaled just one point in the team scoring. Also, the winner of each match was the first team to win eight games. This would be the scoring format for doubles for the rest of the season for the Terriers ... B.U.'s two wins in singles came at numbers one and four. Selin Nassi won the former, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0, while Carrie Rose took the ladder, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6. Christina Causway lost at number two singles, 3-6, 1-6. Karina Shostakovsky lost at number three, 1-6, 3-6. Chrissy Cerretani dropped her match at number five, 1-6, 3-6. Finally, Alana Marcu lost in straight sets at number six, 1-6, 2-6. In doubles, Causway and Cerretani lost at number one, 1-8. Nassi and Shostakovsky lost at number two, 4-8, and Rose and Marcu were blanked at number three, 0-8.

February 19, 2000 at Boston University, 7; Colgate, 0 (3-3) The Terriers posted their first win of the spring season with this straight-set victory over the Red Raiders. The only tough match was at number two singles where Christina Causway won, 7-5, 6-0. By contrast, Carrie Rose had the easiest time at number four, 6-0, 6-0. The other four singles wins were posted by Selin Nassi at number one, 6-1, 6-4; Karina Shostakovsky at number three, 6-2, 6-1; Chrissy Cerretani at number five, 6-2, 6-0; and Alana Marcu at number six, 6-1, 6-0, as B.U. outscored Colgate by a combined total of 73-16 ... The Terriers also won all three doubles matches to account for their seventh point. Causway and Cerretani won at number one, 8-0; Nassi and Shostakovsky won at number two, 8-4; and Rose and Marcu teamed up at number three, 8-5.

March 6, 2000 at Florida International, 8; Boston University, 1 (3-4) The Terriers opened their spring break Florida schedule with this loss at FIU. Their only win came at number two doubles where Selin Nassi and Karina Shostakovsky posted an 8-4 win. Nassi came the closest to a win in singles before she lost, 6-7, 3-6, at number one. B.U.'s other losses came at number two singlesChristina Causway, 2-6, 4-6; number threeKarina Shostakovsky, 2-6, 1-6; number fourCarrie Rose, 1-6, 4-6; number fiveChrissy Cerretani, 2-6, 1-6; and number sixAlana Marcu, 1-6, 1-6. In the doubles play, number one Causway and Cerretani lost, 3-8; while Rose and Marcu dropped a 0-8 decision at number three.

March 7, 2000 Boston University, 9; Davidson, 0 (4-4) in Florida This shutout began a nine-match winning streak for the Terriers as they would not lose again until April 11th when they bowed to Boston College ... B.U. dominated play taking straight-set wins in all the singles matches, outscoring Davidson by a combined total of 72-21. Chrissy Cerretani had the easiest match posting a 6-1, 6-0 win at number five. Other winners were Selin Nassi at number one, 6-2, 6-2; Christina Causway at number two, 6-3, 6-0; Karina Shostakovsky at number three, 6-4, 6-2; Carrie Rose at number four, 6-0, 6-4; and Alana Marcu at number six, 6-0, 6-3. Then, in the doubles, Causway and Cerretani did not lose a game en route to their 8-0 win. Shostakovsky and Nassi won at number two, 8-6, and Rose and Marcu won at number three, 8-2.

March 9, 2000 Boston University, 5; James Madison, 4 (5-4) in Florida The Terriers closed out their spring break Florida schedule with this hard-fought victory over JMU ... With the two teams tied 3-3 at the end of the singles play, it came down to doubles. JMU won at number one when Christina Causway and Chrissy Cerretani lost a tough 8-4 match. However, Selin Nassi and Karina Shostakovsky won at number two, 8-1, and Carrie Rose and Alana Marcu battled to a 9-7 win. The wins in singles came at number four where Rose won, 6-0, 6-1, at number five where Cerretani was victorious, 6-3, 6-1; and at number six where Marcu posted an impressive 6-0, 6-0 win. Nassi lost at number one, 3-6, 4-6. Causway dropped a 2-6, 6-7 verdict at number two, and Shostakovsky lost at number three, 4-6, 2-6.

March 16 at Boston University, 6; Stephen F. Austin, 1 (6-4) The Terriers returned home from their Florida trip with this one-sided win over SFA ... B.U.'s lone loss came at number six singles where Andrea Nickel dropped a hard-fought, 5-7, 4-6 decision ... The Terriers won the other five singles matches in straight sets. Karina Shostakovsky had the easiest time at number three, 6-1, 6-0. The other wins came at number one where Selin Nassi recorded a 6-2, 6-4 win; at number twoChristina Causway, 6-3, 6-3; at number fourCarrie Rose, 6-2,6-2; and at number fiveAlana Marcu, 6-0, 6-2. With one point going to the team that had the majority of wins in doubles, the Terriers captured two of the three matches. Nassi and Shostakovsky won at number one, 8-1, while Rose and Marcu won at number three, 8-3. The only loss was at number two where Causway and Ning Ham were defeated, 8-4.

March 19, 2000 at Boston University, 4; Old Dominion, 3 (7-4) For the second time in the past three matches, the Terriers needed to win the point in doubles to win the match. That was the same scenario against James Madison, and the outcome was exactly the same. B.U. and ODU were tied 3-3 entering the doubles play. There, the Terriers won two of the three matches to earn the point and the match. The wins came at numbers one and three doubles. Christina Causway and Chrissy Cerretani teamed up to win at number one, 8-3, while Carrie Rose and Alana Marcu won at number three, 8-2. The only loss in doubles came at number two where Selin Nassi and Karina Shostakovsky lost a tough match, 8-5 ... The singles' wins came at number oneNassi, 6-3, 6-2, at number fiveCerretani, 6-1, 6-3, and at number sixMarcu, 6-2, 6-1. Causway lost her singles match at number two, 4-6, 4-6. Shostakovsky lost at number three, 6-4, 6-4; and Rose lost at number four, 1-6, 6-7.

March 21, 2000 Boston University, 9; at Brown, 0 (8-4) The Terriers recorded their fifth straight win with this shutout of Brown. The win was not as easy as the score might indicate as three of the Terriers' victories came in three sets. Selin Nassi won at number one singles, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6. Karina Shostakovsky won her match at number three, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5. Finally, Alana Marcu took her three-set match, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. The other three singles wins were decided in straight sets. Christina Causway won at number two, 6-4, 6-1. Carrie Rose won at number four, 6-4, 6-2, while Chrissy Cerretani had the easiest time en route to her victory at number five, 6-0, 6-2. The three doubles matches were also tightly fought. Causway and Cerretani won at number one, 8-5. Nassi and Ning Ham won at number two, 9-8. Lastly, Rose and Marcu won at number three, 8-5.

March 25, 2000 Boston University, 6; at Providence College, 1 (9-4) The Terriers won five of the six singles matches and the only doubles match that was contested en route to the win ... B.U. swept to victories at numbers two through six singles with Alana Marcu having the easiest time at number six, 6-1, 6-0. By comparison, Karina Shostakovsky had the hardest time at number three, 7-5, 6-4. The other wins were posted by Christina Causway at number two, 6-2, 6-1; Carrie Rose at number four, 6-2, 6-0; and Chrissy Cerretani at number five, 6-3, 6-1. The only loss was suffered by Selin Nassi at number one, 4-6, 2-6 ... Rose and Marcu won the only doubles match contested when they posted an 8-3 victory at number three.

April 1, 2000 at Boston University, 6; Dartmouth, 3 (10-4) The Terriers improved their record to 2-1 against Ivy League teams this season with this win over the Big Green. They had lost to Yale during the fall before beating Brown and Dartmouth during the spring. B.U. took five of the six singles matches and one of the three doubles en route to the win. Christina Causway started the stretch of singles' wins when she disposed of her opponent at number two, 6-1, 6-1. Then, in order, came Karina Shostakovsky at number three, 7-6, 3-6 (10-6), Carrie Rose at number four, 6-0, 6-4; Chrissy Cerretani at number five, 6-0, 6-3; and Alana Marcu at number six, 6-2, 6-3. The only loss in singles came at number one where Selin Nassi bowed, 2-6, 6-4 (10-7). The Terriers' win in doubles came at number three where Rose and Marcu won, 8-3. Causway and Cerretani lost, 2-8, at number one and Nassi and Shostakovsky lost by the same score at number two.

April 7, 2000 Boston University, 6; at Rutgers, 3 (11-4) The Terriers won two of the three doubles matches to keep their winning streak alive. With B.U. leading 4-2 after the singles matches, Christina Causway and Chrissy Cerretani won at number one doubles, 8-4, while Alana Marcu and Andrea Nickel posted an 8-3 win at number three. Selin Nassi and Ning Ham lost B.U.'s only point in doubles when they bowed, 9-7. In the singles matchups, Nassi won at number one, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Causway looked impressive in a 6-2, 6-1 win at number two, as did Ham, who did not lose a game en route to her 6-0, 6-0 win at number six. Chrissy Cerretani notched the Terriers' other point in singles when she posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory at number five. The only singles losses came at number three where Carrie Rose lost 6-3, 6-7, 2-6; and at number five where Marcu lost, 2-6, 2-6.

April 8, 2000 Boston University, 8; West Virginia, 1 (12-4) at Rutgers B.U.'s winning streak reached nine with this win over the Mountaineers. The only loss came at number four singles where Carrie Rose dropped a hard-fought, three-set match, 6-3, 5-7, 2-6 ... All the singles matches were tightly contested as the final score does not indicate how close the match was. At number one singles, Selin Nassi posted a 7-5, 7-5 win. Christina Causway won her number-two singles match, 6-4, 6-4. Next, in order, came Karina Shostakovsky at number three, 6-3, 6-2; Chrissy Cerretani at number five, 6-3, 6-4; and Alana Marcu at number six, 6-2, 6-3 ... Two of the three doubles matches were also close as they ended in identical 8-6 scores. Causway and Cerretani won at number one, while Ning Ham and Andrea Nickel won at number three. The other doubles point came at number two where Nassi and Marcu posted an 8-2 win.

April 11, 2000 at Boston College, 5; Boston University, 2 (12-5) Two three-set losses at numbers one and two singles meant the difference as the Terriers saw their nine-match winning streak come to an end. At number one, Selin Nassi lost, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, while Christina Causway dropped her match at number two, 6-1, 6-7, 1-6. The Terriers did win two singles matches to account for their points. Carrie Rose won at number four, 7-6, 6-4, while Alana Marcu won at number six, 6-3, 6-1. In addition to losing at numbers one and two, the Terriers also dropped decisions at number threeKarina Shostakovsky, 2-6, 3-6; and at number fiveChrissy Cerretani, 2-6, 0-6. Nassi and Shostakovsky won B.U.'s only doubles match when they posted an 8-4 decision at number two. Causway and Cerretani lost at number one, 8-5, and Rose and Marcu lost at number three, 8-5. As a result of their winning two of the three doubles matches, the Eagles earned the point in the final scoring.

TERRIERS WIN SEVENTH STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLE At National Tennis Center Flushing, New York

Women Netters Blank Drexel In Tournament Opener April 20 Boston University, 9; Drexel, 0 (13-5)

The top-seeded Terrier women's tennis team, looking for its seventh straight America East team title, had little trouble in disposing of eighth-seeded Drexel, 9-0, in the opening match of the league tournament. Playing at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY, the Terriers swept to straight-set wins in the six singles matches as well as the three doubles matchups.

In the singles play, number one Selin Nassi defeated Julia Litvak, 6-1, 6-2; number two Christina Causway blanked Julie Bonner, 6-0, 6-0; number three Karina Shostakovsky defeated Leah Fasenmyer, 6-0, 6-2; number four Carrie Rose defeated Lynn Pigliacampi, 6-0, 6-1; number five Chrissy Cerretani blanked Beth Childs, 6-0, 6-0; and number six Alana Marcu shut out Samara Porter, 6-0, 6-0 ... Playing a pro set in the doubles competition, Causway and Cerretani defeated Litvak and Fasenmyer, 8-4, at number one; Nassi and Shostakovsky bested Bonner and Piglicampi, 8-4, at number two; and Rose and Marcu eliminated Childs and Heather Hamm, 8-1.

April 21, 2000 Boston University, 5; Hofstra, 0 (14-5) The top-seeded Terrier women's tennis team continued to dominate the field at the America East Tournament, blanking fourth-seeded Hofstra, 5-0, at The National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY. Because the Terriers won the first five singles matches that were contested, and had thus wrapped up the decision, the sixth singles and three doubles matches were not contested. Christina Causway, Chrissy Cerretani, and Alana Marcu have turned in the most dominant performances during the two matches. None of the three has lost a game in their two matches, as they have posted identical 6-0, 6-0 scores against Drexel and Hofstra.

In the win over Hofstra, number one Selin Nassi defeated Mihaela Stefan, 6-0, 6-2; number two Causway blanked Kristin Robert, 6-0, 6-0; number four Carrie Rose eliminated Hisae Shimaji, 6-0, 6-1; number five Cerretani shut out Keely Crawbuck, 6-0, 6-0; and number six Marcu defeated Jackie Fitzharris, 6-0, 6-0. Karina Shostakovsky was playing number three singles for the Terriers, but her match was listed as "unfinished" as the Terriers had the match won while Shostakovsky was still playing.

April 22, 2000 Boston University, 6; Delaware, 0 (15-5) The top-seeded Terrier women's tennis team won its seventh straight America East title with the shutout win over second-seeded Delaware.

With the win, the Terriers earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. Last season, the first in which the America East champion received the automatic berth, B.U. traveled to Pepperdine University. The Terriers dominated play in this year's league tournament, as no player lost a match or even lost a set.

For Delaware, the frustration of playing B.U. continued, as this was the seventh straight year the Blue Hens finished second to the Terriers for the league title. The first five years, B.U. edged Delaware when the tournament was based on total points and not played under the current team format. The last two years, B.U. defeated the Blue Hens in the championship match.

In this year's matchup, the Terriers' number-one seed Selin Nassi defeated Elly Giese, 6-2, 6-1; number-two seed Christina Causway eliminated Kristin Wasniewski, 6-0, 6-1; number-three Karina Shostakovsky downed Karen Greenstein, 6-1, 6-1; number-four seed Carrie Rose defeated Erin Kamen, 6-3, 6-0; number-five Chrissy Cerretani downed Jessica Wilkes, 6-2, 6-4; and number-six Alana Marcu eliminated Tracy Guerin, 6-3, 6-1. Since the match was decided after the singles matches, no doubles matches were played.

May 6 at Harvard, 5; Boston University, 1 (15-6) The Terriers closed out their season on a down note with this loss at Harvard. B.U.'s only point came at number four singles where Carrie Rose posted a 6-3, 6-1 win. However, the Terriers lost a three-set match at number five and a tough two-set match at number one. Had those matches gone the other way, B.U. might have come away with a win rather than this regular-season-ending loss. At number five, Alana Marcu won the first set, 6-3, and lost the second set, 6-7, in a tie-breaker. The third set ended in a 0-6 loss by Marcu. At number one, Selin Nassi dropped a heartbreaking 5-7, 5-7 decision. Christina Causway also put up a tough battle before she bowed, 5-7, 2-6 at number two. Number three Karina Shostakovsky and number six Ning Ham lost by identical scores, 1-6, 1-6 ... Since Harvard had already wrapped up the match after the singles, there were no doubles matches played.