Terriers Battle in Close Match, Outlasted by No. 38 Yale 4-3

Sunday, March 22

New Haven, CT

1 PM

Boston University

Yale

Emily Zhao prepares to serve in a white tennis dress

Photo by: Eliza Nuestro

Terriers Battle in Close Match, Outlasted by No. 38 Yale 4-3

March 22, 2026 | Women's Tennis

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Boston University women's tennis team (4-9) was narrowly outlasted by No. 38 Yale in a 4-3 decision on Sunday afternoon.

BU started strong with doubles play. After Yale won at line two, the Terriers won in 7-6 decisions at lines three and one, respectively, to secure the doubles point. Seniors Emily Zhao and Rhea Rai took the win at the No. 3 spot while sophomore Gabriella Mikaul and junior Nancy Liu defeated the No. 35 ranked pair in the nation at the top of the lineup to clinch the point for BU.

In singles, Yale took the first four singles points with wins at lines two, five, four and three, respectively, to bolster itself to the win.

Play continued in the remaining spots with Mikaul battling at the top of the lineup, winning her first set 6-0 and dropping the second 6-4. In the super tiebreak, she settled in to win 1-0 (6) to tie the match at three all. In the No. 6 spot, Zhao was also in a battle with her Yale foe. She won the first set 6-3 and lost the second 6-4 and the match headed to a super tiebreak, which was extremely close. Zhao fought to the end and outlasted her opponent 1-0 (12) to give BU its third and final point of the day as it fell to Yale, 4-3.

The Terriers will be back on the courts on Saturday (March 28) when they face Navy at 4 p.m.

#38 YALE 4, BU 3

Singles (order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 3*, 1, 6)
1. Gabriella Mikaul (BU) def. Leena Friedman (YALE) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
2. Julia Werdiger (YALE) def. Nancy Liu (BU) 6-2, 1-2, ret.
3. Shyla Aggarwal (YALE) def. Ellie Gyuro (BU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Angela Huang (YALE) def. Madison Liu (BU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Erin Ha (YALE) def. Vasilisa Borisova (BU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Emily Zhao (BU) def. Rachel Lee (YALE) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (12)

Doubles (order of finish: 2, 3, 1*)
1. Mikaul/N. Liu (BU) def. No. 35 Orly Ogilvy/Friedman (YALE) 7-6 (5)
2. Ha/Huang (YALE) def. Blanka DeMicheli/M. Liu (BU) 6-3
3. Zhao/Rhea Rai (BU) def. Werdiger/Aggarwal (YALE) 7-6