April 13, 2014

Results

ALLSTON, Mass. - In the final tuneup before next weekend's Patriot League tournament, the Boston University women's tennis team swept nine-time defending conference champion Army, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon at Harvard's Beren Tennis Center.

With their fifth straight victory, the Terriers improve to 11-6 (2-0 PL), while the Black Knights (21-3, 7-1 PL) see their conference win streak snapped at 65 matches. Army last fell to American back on Feb. 17, 2002.

BU battled to capture the doubles point, which was decided by a tiebreaker, and then coasted in singles action by claiming five points in straight sets.

In doubles play, sophomores Kim McCallum and Madison Craft posted an 8-3 win in the No. 3 slot. Shortly thereafter, Army won the No. 2 match against sophomore Lauren Davis and freshman Barbara Rodriguez, 8-5.

Senior Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis and sophomore Johanna Hyoty put BU ahead, 1-0, with a thrilling 8-7(4) victory over sisters Della and Elle Taylor in the top doubles spot. They served for the match with a 7-6 lead but were broken to force a tiebreaker.

The Terrier duo was not fazed entering tie tiebreaker, as the women scored the first six points before winning, 7-4.

With the momentum, BU rolled through singles. Named Patriot League Player of the Month (March) last week, Hyoty topped 2013 PL All-Conference First Team honoree, Jamila Paul, 6-3, 6-0, in the top slot, while Athanasiadis won, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 3.

Both Davis and Rodriguez rebounded from their doubles defeat with dominating singles victories. Davis earned a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2, and Rodriguez claimed a 6-1, 6-4 victory in the No. 5 spot.

Junior Sami Lieb added the fifth point for BU with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4. McCallum clinched the sweep by rallying from a set down for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 victory at No. 6.

With the win, the Terriers will enter next weekend's Patriot League Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Seeking their first NCAA appearance since 2011, they will face off against an opponent to be determined in the quarterfinals on Friday (April 18) at Bucknell's Varsity Tennis Courts.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY - 7, ARMY - 0

Singles
1. Johanna Hyoty (BU) def. Jamila Paul (ARMY): 6-3, 6-0
2. Lauren Davis (BU) def. Carolyn Pitman (ARMY): 6-2, 6-0
3. Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis (BU) def. Gabriella Spindler (ARMY): 6-3, 6-1
4. Sami Lieb (BU) def. Della Taylor (ARMY): 6-2, 6-1
5. Barbara Rodriguez (BU) def. Elle Taylor (ARMY): 6-1, 6-4
6. Kim McCallum (BU) def. Nancy Porter (ARMY): 3-6, 6-4, 10-5

Doubles
1. Hyoty/Athanasiadis (BU) def. D. Taylor/E. Taylor (ARMY): 8-7(4)
2. Paul/Pitman (ARMY) def. Davis/Rodriguez (BU): 8-5
3. McCallum / Madison Craft (BU) def. Margaret Iliev/Maya Parker (ARMY) 8-3