Saturday, February 29
Watertown, MA
3 PM
Boston University
2
vs
5
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth Fends Off Women's Tennis, 5-2
February 29, 2020 | Women's Tennis
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Boston University women's tennis team captured the doubles point and competed in four three-set singles matches before ultimately coming up short to Dartmouth, 5-2, on Saturday evening at the Mount Auburn Club.
Avenging last year's 4-3 home loss, the Big Green improved to 6-5, while the Terriers fell to 5-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Avenging last year's 4-3 home loss, the Big Green improved to 6-5, while the Terriers fell to 5-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Junior Emily Kim and sophomore Shelly Yaloz opened with a 6-3 win in the top doubles match, while Dartmouth posted a 6-4 victory at line 2.
- Junior Lily Burchell and freshman Sofia Kostirko helped BU clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 win in the No. 3 slot.
- Dartmouth posted straight-sets victories at lines 6 and 4, as the other four contests required a third set.
- Yaloz stumbled in the second set but rebounded in the third for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at line 2 against All-Ivy League First Team member Racquel Lyn.
- Ranked 116th nationally by the ITA, freshman Erica Di Battista split a pair of tiebreakers before falling in the third set for a hard-fought 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 defeat.
- Kim (#3) and junior Alex Angyalosy (#5) both won a set before dropping 6-4 decisions in their respective third set.
- The Terriers will fly south to Florida to face FIU (March 9), Gonzaga (March 13) and Florida Atlantic (March 14).
- Last season, BU fell to both the Panthers and Owls by identical 4-0 scores.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Nicole Conard / 0 [DART]
766
673
#2 Singles Match
123
Racquel Lyn / 0 [DART]
262
646
#3 Singles Match
123
Chidimma Okpara / 0 [DART]
366
634
#4 Singles Match
12
Catherine Cable / 0 [DART]
66
41
#5 Singles Match
123
Ashley Hess / 0 [DART]
646
264
#6 Singles Match
12
Allison McCann / 0 [DART]
66
30
Players Mentioned
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