Terriers Blanked by No. 49 Harvard, 4-0

Saturday, March 2

Allston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

Harvard

Michelle Kleynerman hits a forehand at the baseline

March 2, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

ALLSTON, Mass. - The Boston University women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 contest to No. 49 Harvard on Saturday afternoon. In the loss, BU picked up a win on one doubles court and freshman Uma Bakaityte was the lone Terrier to win a set in singles.

Junior Michelle Kleynerman and Bakaityte teamed at the No. 2 doubles spot and picked up a dominant 6-1 win over their Harvard foes. Despite the win at line two, Harvard took the doubles point.

In singles, Bakaityte was the only Terrier to win a set in the match. The freshman played at the No. 4 spot and won her first set in an impressive 6-1 decision. Her Harvard opponent took the second set and the match went unfinished in the third. Also playing a close match was sophomore Emily Zhao who went to a first set tiebreak but fell 7-6 (4). Zhao's match also went unfinished.

BU will continue its slate against Ivy League opponents when it welcomes Brown to the Manchester Athletic Club on Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m.

Harvard 4, Boston University 0

Doubles (order of finish: 2, 1, 3*)
Stephanie Yakoff/Holly Fischer (HAR) def. Kaitlin Tan/Emily Zhao (BU) 6-0
Michelle Kleynerman/Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Angel You/Natalie Block (HAR) 6-1
Rachel Arbitmann/Kavya Karra (HAR) def. Victoria Carlsten/Nina Gulbransen (BU) 6-4

Singles (order of finish: 6, 1, 2*)
Holly Fischer (HAR) def. Victoria Carlsten (BU) 6-0, 6-3
Stephanie Yakoff (HAR) def. Michelle Kleynerman (BU) 6-4, 6-3
Charlotte Owensby (HAR) vs. Kaitlin Tan (BU) 7-5, 4-1 DNF
Maxi Duncan (HAR) vs. Uma Bakaityte (BU) 1-6, 6-3, 2-3 DNF
Kate Kim (HAR) vs. Emily Zhao (BU) 7-6 (4), 3-2 DNF
Natalie Block (HAR) def. Rhea Rai (BU) 6-2, 6-3