Nina Gulbransen hits backhand at the baseline

Women’s Tennis Competes at Bulldog Invitational

September 23, 2024

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Boston University women's tennis team competed at the Yale Bulldog Invitational over the weekend. The Terriers faced opponents from Yale, Brown and Rutgers.
 
Freshmen Madison Liu and Gabriella Mikaul led BU's efforts in singles. Each went 3-0 and only lost a combined two sets in six matches. Sophomores Blanka DeMicheli, Uma Bakaityte and Ellie Gyuro and junior Emily Zhao also picked up one singles win each.
 
Bakaityte and Mikaul teamed in doubles to go 2-1 on the weekend, defeating opponents from Brown and Rutgers. Liu and DeMicheli earned wins over their Yale and Rutgers foes while Zhao and senior Nina Gulbransen defeated their Yale and Brown opponents. Overall, BU won seven doubles matches through the weekend.
 
BU will be back in action at the ITA Regionals at Harvard on Oct. 10.
 
FULL RESULTS
 
SINGLES
 
Uma Bakaityte (1-2)
def. Shyla Aggarwal (Yale) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (7)
loss to Phoebe Peus (Brown) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (4)
loss to Mai Nguyen (RU) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (9)
 
Blanka DeMicheli (1-1)
def. Ann Wright Guerry (Yale)
loss to Zeynep Ilker (RU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (3)
 
Nina Gulbransen (0-3)
loss to Angela Huang (Yale) 6-2, 6-4
loss to Ali Maguy (Brown) 6-1, 6-4
loss to Zuzanna Frankowska (RU) 6-4, 6-4
 
Ellie Gyuro (1-1)
def. Lindsey Hofflander (Brown) 7-6 (1), 6-2
loss to Karina Jumazhanova (RU) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
 
Madison Liu (3-0)
def. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (6)
def. Addison Ahlstrom (Brown) 7-5, 6-3
def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1)
 
Gabriella Mikaul (3-0)
def. Julia Werdiger (Yale) 7-5, 6-2
def. Gabby Soliman (Brown) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
def. Minchae Kim (RU) 7-6 (3), 6-2
 
Rhea Rai (0-3)
loss to Rebecca Lynn (Yale) 6-1, 6-0
loss to Bella Hu (Brown) 6-4, 6-4
loss to Zhou Xintong (RU) 6-2, 6-1
 
Sydney Sharma (0-3)
loss to Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-4, 6-4
loss to Anne Moody (Brown) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (8)
loss to Naomi Karki (RU) 6-2, 6-1
 
Emily Zhao (1-1)
loss to Erin Ha (Yale) 6-3, 6-2
def. Hannah Shen (Brown) 6-4, 6-2
 
 
DOUBLES
 
Bakaityte/Mikaul (2-1)
loss to Erin Ha/Shyla Aggarwal (Yale) 7-6 (5)
def. Anne Moody/Lindsey Hofflander (Brown) 6-3
def. Minchae Kim/Karina Jumazhanova (RU) 6-2
 
Liu/DeMicheli (2-1)
def. Mirabelle Brettkelly/Julia Werdiger (Yale) 6-2
loss to Addison Ahlstrom/Ali Maguy (Brown) 6-4
def. Mai Nguyen/Zeynep Ilker (RU) 6-4
 
Gyuro/Sharma (1-1)
def. Rebecca Lynn/Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-3
loss to Zhou Xintong/Naomi Karki (RU) 7-5
 
Rai/Gyuro (0-1)
loss to Hannah Shen/Bella Hu (Brown) 7-6 (5)
 
Zhao/Gulbransen (2-1)
def. Ann Wright Guerry/Angela Huang (Yale) 6-3
def. Anne Young/Dani Ben-Abraham (Brown) 6-4)
loss to Zuzanna Frankowska/Jackeline Lopez (RU) 7-5
 
 
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