Saturday, April 26
Hamilton, NY
2 PM
Boston University
4
vs
0
Navy — PL Semifinal
April 26, 2025 | Women's Tennis
HAMILTON — The Boston University women's tennis team advanced to its sixth straight Patriot League Championship with a 4-0 win over Navy on Saturday at the J.W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts.
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No. 2 seed BU (12-8, 6-1 PL) narrowly captured the doubles point, then rattled off three singles wins in straight sets to topple the third-seeded Midshipmen (17-12, 4-2 PL).
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At doubles, the third pair of junior Emily Zhao and senior Nina Gulbransen kicked off the match with a 6-2 win in 29 minutes, winning 80% of their serve points and breaking twice. The Terriers fell at first doubles, but a comeback 7-5 win at second doubles by sophomore Blanka DeMicheli and freshman Madison Liu gave BU the doubles point.
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Freshman Gabriella Mikaul picked up the first win in the singles rounds for the Terriers, cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 victory at line two in just 1:01. Mikaul broke four times and her serve was never broken in her win.
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At line one, it was sophomore Uma Bakaityte who rolled to a victory for BU, dispatching of her opponent 6-2, 6-2 and breaking her opponent six times in the victory. The Kaunas, Lithuania native has not lost more than two games in a set this tournament and improved her singles record to 10-6 during dual matches this season, marking her second-straight 10-win dual season.
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Then junior Rhea Rai picked up a victory at line six, winning 7-5, 6-2 in 1:29 to clinch the match for BU.
With the win, BU advances to play top-seeded Army West Point in the Patriot League final.
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This is the sixth straight tournament in which the Terriers have qualified for the Patriot League Championship and their 10th all-time. A season ago, BU dropped the final 3-4 to Navy.
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BU will look to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time and first since 2023. The Black Knights won the first contest between these two teams this season 4-3, as they had escaped with the doubles point before splitting the singles matches.
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The championship match is scheduled for Sunday, April 27 at 12 p.m. at the J.W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts.
BU 4, NAVY 0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 1, 2*)
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No. 2 seed BU (12-8, 6-1 PL) narrowly captured the doubles point, then rattled off three singles wins in straight sets to topple the third-seeded Midshipmen (17-12, 4-2 PL).
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At doubles, the third pair of junior Emily Zhao and senior Nina Gulbransen kicked off the match with a 6-2 win in 29 minutes, winning 80% of their serve points and breaking twice. The Terriers fell at first doubles, but a comeback 7-5 win at second doubles by sophomore Blanka DeMicheli and freshman Madison Liu gave BU the doubles point.
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Freshman Gabriella Mikaul picked up the first win in the singles rounds for the Terriers, cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 victory at line two in just 1:01. Mikaul broke four times and her serve was never broken in her win.
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At line one, it was sophomore Uma Bakaityte who rolled to a victory for BU, dispatching of her opponent 6-2, 6-2 and breaking her opponent six times in the victory. The Kaunas, Lithuania native has not lost more than two games in a set this tournament and improved her singles record to 10-6 during dual matches this season, marking her second-straight 10-win dual season.
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Then junior Rhea Rai picked up a victory at line six, winning 7-5, 6-2 in 1:29 to clinch the match for BU.
With the win, BU advances to play top-seeded Army West Point in the Patriot League final.
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This is the sixth straight tournament in which the Terriers have qualified for the Patriot League Championship and their 10th all-time. A season ago, BU dropped the final 3-4 to Navy.
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BU will look to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time and first since 2023. The Black Knights won the first contest between these two teams this season 4-3, as they had escaped with the doubles point before splitting the singles matches.
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The championship match is scheduled for Sunday, April 27 at 12 p.m. at the J.W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts.
BU 4, NAVY 0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 1, 2*)
- Emily Tannenbaum/Olivia Fermo (NAVY) def. Uma Bakaityte/Gabriella Mikaul (BU) 6-4
- Madison Liu/Blanka DeMicheli (BU) def. Emma Gu/Manci Pal (NAVY) 7-5
- Emily Zhao/Nina Gulbransen (BU) def. Kate Lee/Mackenzie Lee (NAVY) 6-2
- Bakaityte (BU) def. Tannenbaum (NAVY) 6-2, 6-2
- Mikaul (BU) def. Grace Li (NAVY) 6-0, 6-1
- Liu (BU) vs. Parvathi Shanker (NAVY) 2-6, 6-2, 1-2, unfinished
- DeMicheli (BU) vs. Mary Bellia (NAVY) 4-6, 6-5, unfinished
- Zhao (BU) vs. Gu (NAVY) 6-7 (4-7), 5-2, unfinished
- Rhea Rai (BU) def. K. Lee (NAVY) 7-5, 6-2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
22
66
#2 Singles Match
12
01
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
6220
261UF
#4 Singles Match
123
650
46UF
#5 Singles Match
123
720
65UF
#6 Singles Match
12
52
76
Order of Finish:
2,1,6
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