Sunday, April 24
Bethlehem, Pa.
12 PM
Boston University
1
vs
4
Army West Point (PL Final)
Army Eliminates Women's Tennis in Patriot League Final, 4-1
April 24, 2022 | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Unable to overcome a slow start in singles action, the top-seeded Boston University women's tennis team fell to No. 3 Army West Point, 4-1, in the Patriot League final on Sunday afternoon at Lehigh's Ulrich Varsity Tennis Courts.
The Black Knights (25-9) won a tightly-contested doubles point and then the first set in all six singles matches before claiming the necessary three points to snap the Terriers' (14-8) nine-match win streak. BU rallied to force a third set in four contests but came up just short for the loss.
In doubles, junior Erica Di Battista and graduate student Emily Kim recorded a 6-4 win in the top slot, but the Black Knights snapped sophomore Kaitlin Tan and senior Shelly Yaloz's 12-match win streak as a duo, 6-3, at line 2. Army jumped out to the 1-0 lead by holding off sophomore Victoria Carlsten and freshman Michelle Kleynerman, 6-4, at line 3.
Army extended the lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles before freshman Sydney Sharma put BU on the scoreboard by rallying for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 6 slot.
The Black Knights though captured the final two points, first a 7-5, 7-5 decision at line 5 and then a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 championship-clinching victory at line 4. Both Carlsten (#1) and Tan (#2) were one game away from winning their respective singles matches when play was halted.
A two-time team captain, 2021 PL Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 2019 PL Doubles Team of the Year honoree, Kim concludes her collegiate career with an identical 63 singles and 63 doubles victories.
Army West Point - 4, Boston University - 1
Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 4)
1) Victoria Carlsten (BU) led Stephanie Dolehide (Army): 6-7 (3), 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
2) Kaitlin Tan (BU) led Caroline Vincent (Army): 3-6, 6-0, 5-4, unfinished
3) Cooper Jackson (Army) def. Erica Di Battista (BU): 6-3, 6-3
4) Paola Bou (Army) def. Michelle Kleynerman (BU): 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
5) Justine Dondonay (Army) def. Shelly Yaloz (BU): 7-5, 7-5
6) Sydney Sharma (BU) def. Paige Herremans (Army): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3)
1) Di Battista / Emily Kim (BU) def. Dolehide/Caroline Vincent (Army): 6-4
2) Cooper Jackson/Paige Herremans (Army) def. Tan/Yaloz (BU): 6-3
3) Paola Bou/Samantha Dimaio (Army) def. Carlsten/Kleynerman (BU): 6-4
2022 Patriot League Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 21 – First Round
No. 8 Lafayette 4, vs. No. 9 Holy Cross 1
Friday, April 22 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Boston University 4, vs. No. 8 Lafayette 0
No. 4 Loyola Maryland 4, vs. No. 5 Bucknell 2
No. 3 Army West Point 4, vs. No. 6 Colgate 0
No. 2 Navy 4, vs. No. 7 Lehigh 0
Saturday, April 23 – Semifinals
No. 1 Boston University 4, vs. No. 4 Loyola Maryland 0
No. 3 Army West Point 4, vs. No. 2 Navy 0
Sunday, April 24 – Championship
No. 3 Army West Point 4, vs. No. 1 Boston University 1
The Black Knights (25-9) won a tightly-contested doubles point and then the first set in all six singles matches before claiming the necessary three points to snap the Terriers' (14-8) nine-match win streak. BU rallied to force a third set in four contests but came up just short for the loss.
In doubles, junior Erica Di Battista and graduate student Emily Kim recorded a 6-4 win in the top slot, but the Black Knights snapped sophomore Kaitlin Tan and senior Shelly Yaloz's 12-match win streak as a duo, 6-3, at line 2. Army jumped out to the 1-0 lead by holding off sophomore Victoria Carlsten and freshman Michelle Kleynerman, 6-4, at line 3.
Army extended the lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles before freshman Sydney Sharma put BU on the scoreboard by rallying for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 6 slot.
The Black Knights though captured the final two points, first a 7-5, 7-5 decision at line 5 and then a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 championship-clinching victory at line 4. Both Carlsten (#1) and Tan (#2) were one game away from winning their respective singles matches when play was halted.
A two-time team captain, 2021 PL Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 2019 PL Doubles Team of the Year honoree, Kim concludes her collegiate career with an identical 63 singles and 63 doubles victories.
Army West Point - 4, Boston University - 1
Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 4)
1) Victoria Carlsten (BU) led Stephanie Dolehide (Army): 6-7 (3), 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
2) Kaitlin Tan (BU) led Caroline Vincent (Army): 3-6, 6-0, 5-4, unfinished
3) Cooper Jackson (Army) def. Erica Di Battista (BU): 6-3, 6-3
4) Paola Bou (Army) def. Michelle Kleynerman (BU): 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
5) Justine Dondonay (Army) def. Shelly Yaloz (BU): 7-5, 7-5
6) Sydney Sharma (BU) def. Paige Herremans (Army): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3)
1) Di Battista / Emily Kim (BU) def. Dolehide/Caroline Vincent (Army): 6-4
2) Cooper Jackson/Paige Herremans (Army) def. Tan/Yaloz (BU): 6-3
3) Paola Bou/Samantha Dimaio (Army) def. Carlsten/Kleynerman (BU): 6-4
2022 Patriot League Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 21 – First Round
No. 8 Lafayette 4, vs. No. 9 Holy Cross 1
Friday, April 22 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Boston University 4, vs. No. 8 Lafayette 0
No. 4 Loyola Maryland 4, vs. No. 5 Bucknell 2
No. 3 Army West Point 4, vs. No. 6 Colgate 0
No. 2 Navy 4, vs. No. 7 Lehigh 0
Saturday, April 23 – Semifinals
No. 1 Boston University 4, vs. No. 4 Loyola Maryland 0
No. 3 Army West Point 4, vs. No. 2 Navy 0
Sunday, April 24 – Championship
No. 3 Army West Point 4, vs. No. 1 Boston University 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
1234
6650
DOLEHIDE, Stephanie / 0 [ARMY]
723UF
#2 Singles Match
1234
3650
VINCENT, Caroline / 0 [ARMY]
604UF
#3 Singles Match
12
33
JACKSON, Cooper / 0 [ARMY]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
564
BOU, Paola / 0 [ARMY]
746
#5 Singles Match
12
55
DONDONAY, Justine / 0 [ARMY]
77
#6 Singles Match
123
266
HERREMANS, Paige / 0 [ARMY]
622
Players Mentioned
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