WEST POINT, N.Y. – Competing in a key Patriot League matchup that will help determine seeding for the conference tournament, the Boston University women's tennis team pulled out a 4-2 road win at Army on Sunday afternoon.
The Terriers (11-7, 4-0 PL) won the top two doubles matches for the first point and then captured three singles points, including two in three-set battles, to extend their win streak to six contests, as the Black Knights fell to 19-9 and 3-2 in conference play.
Both former Patriot League Rookies of the Year
Kaitlin Tan (2021) and
Shelly Yaloz (2019) went 2-0 on the day, as they first teamed for a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles and then claimed three-set singles victories. Tan rallied from a set down to defeat Caroline Vincent, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 at line 2, while Yaloz held off Paola Bou for a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win in the No. 4 slot.
In a matchup of two 2021 All-PL First Team honorees,
Victoria Carlsten rolled to a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the top singles slot.
Graduate student
Emily Kim and junior
Erica Di Battista helped clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 win over the reigning PL Doubles Team of the Year, Vincent and Dolehide, at line 1. The Black Knights avenged the loss by defeating both Terriers at lines 3 and 6, respectively, in straight sets.
Freshman
Sydney Sharma was in a third-set stalemate in the No. 5 slot when her match was halted.
In a rematch of the 2022 PL Championship final, the Terriers will conclude the regular season by facing 2021 runner-up Navy on Saturday (April 16) at Austin Prep in Reading, Massachusetts. Action will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the winner earning the top seed for the PL tournament.
Boston University - 4, Army West Point - 2
SINGLES
1)
Victoria Carlsten (BU) def. Stephanie Dolehide (Army): 6-3, 6-2
2)
Kaitlin Tan (BU) def. Caroline Vincent (Army): 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
3) Cooper Jackson (Army) def.
Erica Di Battista (BU): 6-3, 6-4
4)
Shelly Yaloz (BU) def. Paola Bou (Army): 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
5) Justine Dononay (Army) led
Sydney Sharma (BU): 7-6, 2-6, 3-2, unfinished
6) Paige Herremans (Army) def.
Emily Kim (BU): 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES
1) Di Battista/Kim (BU) def. Dolehide/Vincent (Army): 6-4
2) Tan/Yaloz (BU) def. Jackson/Herremans (Army): 6-4
3) Bou/Dononay (Army) led Carlsten/Sharma (BU): 6-5