NEW HAVEN, Conn. – No. 73 Boston University women's tennis (11-4, 1-0 PL) defeated Yale (8-9, 0-0 IVY) in a 5-2 decision on Saturday. BU earned the doubles point and picked up four additional wins in singles to earn its first victory over Yale since 2008.
 
In doubles, BU only needed one win as Yale could not provide a third doubles pair to play. Yale grabbed the win at the top of the lineup, but the Terriers were able to control the story in the No. 2 spot. Sophomore Michelle Kleynerman and grad student Shelly Yaloz took down their opponents 6-4 to give the Terriers the point headed into singles. 
 
BU earned an automatic win in the No. 6 spot because Yale could not provide a full lineup and the Terriers led 2-0 to start singles. Junior Victoria Carlsten got things started with a dominant 6-0, 6-3 win in the No. 3 spot to bring BU closer to the victory. Shortly thereafter, freshman Emily Zhao sealed the deal for the Terriers in the No. 5 spot. She won 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the match for the second time this season. 
 
Also winning for BU was junior Kaitlin Tan. She forced a super tiebreak after splitting the first two sets 3-6, 6-3 and earned a 1-0 tiebreak win in the No. 4 spot. Yale earned wins in the Nos. 1 and 2 spots on either side of Tan's point to bring the final score to BU 5, Yale 2. 
 
The Terriers will be back in action on Sunday (March 26) when they travel to UConn for a 10 a.m. match.
 
No. 73 Boston University 5, Yale 2 
 
Doubles (order of finish: 1, 2*)
1. AnnWright Guerry/Chelsea Kung (Yale) def. Erica Di Battista/Kaitlin Tan (BU) 6-2
2. Michelle Kleynerman/Shelly Yaloz (BU) def. Sophia Zaslow/Rhea Shrivistava (Yale) 6-4
 
Singles (order of finish: 3, 5*, 1, 4, 2)
1. Rhea Shrivistava (Yale) def. Shelly Yaloz (BU) 6-0, 7-5
2. Chelsea Kung (Yale) def. Michelle Kleynerman (BU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0
3. Victoria Carlsten (BU) def. AnnWright Guerry (Yale) 6-0, 6-3
4. Kaitlin Tan (BU) def. Rebecca Lynn (Yale) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0
5. Emily Zhao (BU) def. Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-3, 6-3