Sunday, March 12
Allston, MA
11 AM
Boston University
3
vs
4
Denver
BU Drops 4-3 Decision to No. 43 Denver
March 12, 2023 | Women's Tennis
ALLSTON, Mass. – The Boston University women's tennis team (9-4, 1-0 PL) fell just short of a victory over No. 43 Denver (11-2, 2-0 Summit) on Sunday in a 4-3 decision. The Terriers picked up the doubles point and two singles wins in the loss.
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In doubles, BU took the first victory with a 6-4 win in the No. 3 spot thanks to junior Victoria Carlsten and freshman Emily Zhao. After Denver claimed the win at the No. 2 spot, senior Erica Di Battista and junior Kaitlin Tan earned a 6-4 win at the top of the lineup to give BU the doubles point.
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The first Terrier to win in singles was grad student Shelly Yaloz who faced No. 65 Taylor Melville. Yaloz took the first set 7-5 but Melville fought back to take the second set 6-4. The grad student did not falter and came back to win the final set 6-4 and give BU its second point of the day.
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Even though Denver secured the victory with a fourth singles win, Zhao battled through three sets at the No. 5 spot. She won the first set 6-2 and dropped the second set 6-4 before finding herself in a competitive final set. Zhao took the final set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (5), to give the Terriers their third and final point of the day.
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BU will continue its season as it heads to Brown for a 3 p.m. matchup on Saturday (March 18).Â
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No. 43 Denver 4, Boston University 3
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Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1*)
1. Erica Di Battista/Kaitlin Tan (BU) def. Britt Pursell/Taylor Melville (Denver) 6-4
2. Claudia Martinez De Velasco/Andrea Burguete Beltran (Denver) def. Navya Vadlamudi/Shelly Yaloz (BU) 7-5
3. Victoria Carlsten/Emily Zhao (BU) def. Louise Wikander/Caroline Driscoll (Denver) 6-4
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Singles (order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 6*, 5)
1. Shelly Yaloz (BU) def. No. 65 Taylor Melville (Denver) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
2. Andrea Burguete Beltran (Denver) def. Victoria Carlsten (BU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Britt Pursell (Denver) def. Kaitlin Tan (BU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Wikander (Denver) def. Navya Vadlamudi (BU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Emily Zhao (BU) def. Caroline Driscoll (Denver) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
6. Claudia Martinez De Velasco (Denver) def. Sydney Sharma (BU) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-0
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In doubles, BU took the first victory with a 6-4 win in the No. 3 spot thanks to junior Victoria Carlsten and freshman Emily Zhao. After Denver claimed the win at the No. 2 spot, senior Erica Di Battista and junior Kaitlin Tan earned a 6-4 win at the top of the lineup to give BU the doubles point.
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The first Terrier to win in singles was grad student Shelly Yaloz who faced No. 65 Taylor Melville. Yaloz took the first set 7-5 but Melville fought back to take the second set 6-4. The grad student did not falter and came back to win the final set 6-4 and give BU its second point of the day.
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Even though Denver secured the victory with a fourth singles win, Zhao battled through three sets at the No. 5 spot. She won the first set 6-2 and dropped the second set 6-4 before finding herself in a competitive final set. Zhao took the final set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (5), to give the Terriers their third and final point of the day.
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BU will continue its season as it heads to Brown for a 3 p.m. matchup on Saturday (March 18).Â
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No. 43 Denver 4, Boston University 3
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Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1*)
1. Erica Di Battista/Kaitlin Tan (BU) def. Britt Pursell/Taylor Melville (Denver) 6-4
2. Claudia Martinez De Velasco/Andrea Burguete Beltran (Denver) def. Navya Vadlamudi/Shelly Yaloz (BU) 7-5
3. Victoria Carlsten/Emily Zhao (BU) def. Louise Wikander/Caroline Driscoll (Denver) 6-4
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Singles (order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 6*, 5)
1. Shelly Yaloz (BU) def. No. 65 Taylor Melville (Denver) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
2. Andrea Burguete Beltran (Denver) def. Victoria Carlsten (BU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Britt Pursell (Denver) def. Kaitlin Tan (BU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Wikander (Denver) def. Navya Vadlamudi (BU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Emily Zhao (BU) def. Caroline Driscoll (Denver) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
6. Claudia Martinez De Velasco (Denver) def. Sydney Sharma (BU) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-0
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
746
564
#2 Singles Match
12
14
66
#3 Singles Match
12
34
66
#4 Singles Match
12
11
66
#5 Singles Match
123
647
266
#6 Singles Match
123
270
666
Order of Finish:
4,2,3,1,6,5
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