CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston University women's tennis team opened a five-match road trip with a 6-1 loss at Boston College on Saturday afternoon. Junior
Remi Ramos led the Terriers with a dominating straight-set singles win at line 2.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston College 6, Boston University 1
Records: BC (2-1), BU (1-2)
Venue: Flynn Recreation Complex – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
MATCH NOTES
- BC swept through doubles by a combined score of 19-8 and claimed five singles points in straight sets.
- Ramos dropped just three games (6-2, 6-1) at No. 2 against Kylie Wilcox to avenge last year's 6-4, 6-3 loss to Wilcox.
- Ramos' singles win marked her second in three years against BC after she won, 6-0, 6-3, at line 6 in 2016.
- Freshman Lily Burchell won the second most games for the Terriers in a 6-4, 6-2 loss at No. 4 singles.
- Burchell and Ramos nearly pulled out a doubles win in the No. 1 slot but were broken at the end for a hard-fought 7-5 defeat.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Asiya Dair (BC) def.
Iryna Kostirko (BU): 6-2, 6-2
2.
Remi Ramos (BU) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC): 6-2, 6-1
3. Natasha Irani (BC) def.
Emily Kim (BU): 6-0, 6-1
4. Jackie Urbinati (BC) def.
Lily Burchell (BU): 6-4, 6-2
5. Dasha Possokhova (BC) def.
Dani Blaser (BU): 6-2, 6-1
6. Maria Ross (BC) def.
Clara Falxa (BU): 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Tsokilauri/Urbinati (BC) def. Burchell/Ramos (BU): 7-5
2. Dair/Irani (BC) def. Kostirko/Kim (BU): 6-0
3. Possokhova/Reagan Posorske (BC) def. Blaser/Falxa (BU): 6-3
NEXT UP: YALE
- The Terriers have a quick turnaround and will visit Yale on Sunday (Jan. 28) for a 1 p.m. start time.
- Yale swept BU at home last season, 7-0, with Kostirko and junior Sabrina Faybyshev claiming a doubles win at No. 2.