Friday, February 7
Weymouth, MA
3 PM
Boston University
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Photo by: Kaeli Talora
February 7, 2025 | Women's Tennis
WEYMOUTH, Mass. – For the first time since 2013, the Boston University women's tennis team took down Boston College in a 4-3 decision on Friday evening at the Weymouth Club.
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BU set a good foundation for the win when it won the doubles point. Senior Nina Gulbransen and junior Emily Zhao won first at line three, 6-1. BC took the 6-1 win at line two, but BU prevailed. Sophomore Uma Bakaityte and freshman Gabriella Mikaul earned a 6-1 win at the top of the lineup to put BU up 1-0 headed into singles action.
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The Eagles evened the score 1-1 with a win at line three, but BU got its lead back when freshman Madison Liu won 6-3, 7-6 (4) at line four. BC evened the score at 2-2 when it won at the No. 2 spot. Bakaityte then swung the match back in BU's favor after forcing a third set to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the top of the lineup.
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BC found the equalizing point once again having won in three sets at line six, forcing the match to come down to Zhao at the No. 5 spot. She handily won her first set 6-2 and her BC foe took the second set 7-6 (3). The third set also went to a tiebreaker, in which Zhao went up 5-2. Dimovska of BC pushed ahead 6-5 in the tiebreaker, but Zhao saved a match point to make it six all. The junior then went on to win the next two points to clinch the win for BU with a 7-6 (6) third set victory.
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The win marks the first time in 12 years that BU has defeated BC. The last time the Terriers won was on April 17, 2013, in a 4-3 outcome when BC was the No. 63 team in the nation.
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The Terriers play again on Saturday (Feb. 8) when they face Syracuse at the Winchester Tennis Club. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m.
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BU 4, BC 3
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Singles (order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1, 6, 5*)
1. Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Natalie Eordekian (BC) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
2. Olivia Benton (BC) def. Gabriella Mikaul (BU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Blanka DeMicheli (BU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Madison Liu (BU) def. Nadia Barteck (BC) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. Emily Zhao (BU) def. Nada Dimovska (BC) 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6)
6. Alex Torre (BC) def. Nina Gulbransen (BU) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0
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Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1*)
1. Bakaityte/Mikaul (BU) def. Dimovska/Torre (BC) 6-2
2. Eordekian/Glowacka (BC) def. Liu/DeMicheli (BU) 6-1
3. Gulbransen/Zhao (BU) def. Benton/Muskan Mahajan (BC) 6-1
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BU set a good foundation for the win when it won the doubles point. Senior Nina Gulbransen and junior Emily Zhao won first at line three, 6-1. BC took the 6-1 win at line two, but BU prevailed. Sophomore Uma Bakaityte and freshman Gabriella Mikaul earned a 6-1 win at the top of the lineup to put BU up 1-0 headed into singles action.
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The Eagles evened the score 1-1 with a win at line three, but BU got its lead back when freshman Madison Liu won 6-3, 7-6 (4) at line four. BC evened the score at 2-2 when it won at the No. 2 spot. Bakaityte then swung the match back in BU's favor after forcing a third set to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the top of the lineup.
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BC found the equalizing point once again having won in three sets at line six, forcing the match to come down to Zhao at the No. 5 spot. She handily won her first set 6-2 and her BC foe took the second set 7-6 (3). The third set also went to a tiebreaker, in which Zhao went up 5-2. Dimovska of BC pushed ahead 6-5 in the tiebreaker, but Zhao saved a match point to make it six all. The junior then went on to win the next two points to clinch the win for BU with a 7-6 (6) third set victory.
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The win marks the first time in 12 years that BU has defeated BC. The last time the Terriers won was on April 17, 2013, in a 4-3 outcome when BC was the No. 63 team in the nation.
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The Terriers play again on Saturday (Feb. 8) when they face Syracuse at the Winchester Tennis Club. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m.
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BU 4, BC 3
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Singles (order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1, 6, 5*)
1. Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Natalie Eordekian (BC) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
2. Olivia Benton (BC) def. Gabriella Mikaul (BU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Blanka DeMicheli (BU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Madison Liu (BU) def. Nadia Barteck (BC) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. Emily Zhao (BU) def. Nada Dimovska (BC) 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6)
6. Alex Torre (BC) def. Nina Gulbransen (BU) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0
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Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1*)
1. Bakaityte/Mikaul (BU) def. Dimovska/Torre (BC) 6-2
2. Eordekian/Glowacka (BC) def. Liu/DeMicheli (BU) 6-1
3. Gulbransen/Zhao (BU) def. Benton/Muskan Mahajan (BC) 6-1
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Players Mentioned
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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
467
635
#2 Singles Match
12
34
66
#3 Singles Match
12
43
66
#4 Singles Match
12
67
36
#5 Singles Match
123
667
276
#6 Singles Match
123
740
666
Order of Finish:
3,4,2,1,6,5
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