The top-seeded Terrier women's tennis team continued to dominate the field at the America East Tournament on April 21st, 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.
With the win, B.U. advanced to the title match on Saturday (April 22nd) against either second-seeded Delaware or sixth-seeded Hartford. Those two teams were scheduled to play on Friday evening. The Terriers, who will be shooting for their seventh straight America East team title on Saturday and their 10th crown in the last 11 years, have posted a combined score of 14-0 in their two matches. On Thursday (April 20th), B.U. blanked eighth-seeded Drexel, 9-0, and followed that up with the 5-0 win over Hofstra.
Sophomore Christina Causway (Wilson, NC), senior Chrissy Cerretani (Reading, MA), and freshman Alma Marcu (Leonia, NJ) 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 Friday's win over Hofstra, number one Selin Nassi (Fort Lauderdale, FL) defeated Mihaela Stefan, 6-0, 6-2; number two Causway blanked Kristin Robert, 6-0, 6-0; number four Carrie Rose (Bloomfield Hills, MI) 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 (Atlanta, GA) 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.