ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Competing in its first conference match of the season, the defending Patriot League championship Boston University women's tennis team rallied for a 4-3 victory at runner-up Navy on Friday afternoon.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University - 4, Navy - 3
Records: BU (3-1), Navy (4-4)
Venue: Tose Family Tennis Center - Annapolis, Md.
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MATCH NOTES

• Navy jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning all three tightly-contested doubles matches by a combined score of 19-14 with line 2 requiring a tiebreaker.
• Junior Iryna Kostirko started the comeback for the Terriers by dropping just three games at line 1 against 2016 All-PL First Team member Amanda Keller (6-0, 6-3).
• The Terriers claimed three of the remaining five singles points with sophomore Remi Ramos (#3), sophomore Sabrina Faybyshev (#4) and freshman Clara Falxa (#6) all winning in straight sets.
• Navy defeated senior Madison Craft in straight sets at No. 5 and rallied at No. 2 to defeat senior Barbara Rodriguez, 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.
• BU improved to 20-0 against Patriot League opponents since joining the conference in the summer of 2013, but the Mids became the first today to win more than two points against the Terriers.

NEXT UP

• The two-match trip trip will conclude Saturday (Feb. 4) at Maryland with an 11 a.m. start time.
• The Terrapins defeated BU in Boston last season, 6-1.