LA JOLLA, Calif. – After capturing the doubles point, the Boston University women's tennis team dropped a pair of three-set matches for a heart-breaking 4-3 loss to Utah State on Tuesday afternoon at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.

The Terriers (5-5) won the first two doubles matches for a 1-0 lead and then claimed two singles points in straight sets. However, the Aggies rallied with four singles victories, including a 11-9 third-set tiebreaker win at line 1 for the final point, to escape with the team win. 

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Utah State 4, Boston University 3
Records: USU (7-6), BU (5-5)
Venue: La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club – La Jolla, Calif.

MATCH NOTES

• Junior Remi Ramos first teamed with freshman Lily Burchell for a 6-4 win at the top doubles slot and then rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory at line 2 in singles action.
• Freshmen Katya Martens and Dani Blaser helped BU earn the doubles point with a 6-2 victory at line 3.
• Junior Sophia Kryloff posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 6 slot for BU's third point.
• Utah State edged Burchell (#3) and Martens (#5) in straight sets.
• Freshman Emily Kim rallied to force a third set in the No. 4 slot but ultimately came up short, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
• Senior Iryna Kostirko also forced a third set after winning just two games in the first but was edged in the final tiebreaker for the 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(9) loss.
• BU moved to 1-1 this season in one-point decisions after an earlier 4-3 victory at Harvard, while the Aggies improved to 3-0 in one-point decisions with wins over Grand Canyon and Idaho State.

SINGLES RESULTS

1. Sasha Pisareva (USU) def. Iryna Kostirko (BU): 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(9)
2. Remi Ramos (BU) def. Sabrina Demerath (USU): 6-2, 6-2
3. Maggie O'Meara (USU) def. Lily Burchell (BU): 7-5, 7-5
4. Rhoda Tanui (USU) def. Emily Kim (BU): 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
5. Hannah Jones (USU) def. Katya Martens (BU): 6-4, 6-3
6. Sophia Kryloff (BU) def. Alexandra Taylor (USU): 6-2, 6-2 

DOUBLES RESULTS

1. Ramos/Burchell (BU) def. Jenna Kane / O'Meara (USU): 6-4
2. Kostirko/Kim (BU) vs. Demerath/Tanui (USU): 4-4, unfinished
3. Martens / Dani Blaser (BU) def. Pisareva/Jones (USU): 6-2

NEXT UP: SAN DIEGO

• The Terriers will next visit the University of San Diego on Thursday (March 8) at 1:30 p.m. PT