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Women's Tennis Edges Rutgers, 4-3
April 06, 2002 | Women's Tennis
April 6, 2002
Piscataway, NJ -- The Boston College women's tennis team edged a streaking Rutgers team, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the Rutgers Tennis Complex in Piscataway, New Jersey. With the win, the Eagles have won four straight games and improve to 6-9 overall and 5-1 in BIG EAST play. The Scarlet Knights fall to 11-8 (4-3 BIG EAST).
Despite losing three of the top four singles matches, BC rallied behind Nida Waseem's (Karachi, Pakistan) come-from-behind victory at third singles. The Eagles collected the doubles points behind 2-of-3 doubles wins.
Boston College will next host Boston University Tuesday at 2 pm at the Flynn Recreation Complex Tennis Courts.
BOSTON COLLEGE 4, RUTGERS 3SINGLES 1 - Carissa Sommerlad (RU) d. Allison Ashley (BC) 6-3, 6-2 2 - Jennifer Hellier (RU) d. Morgan Landes (BC) 7-5, 6-4 3 - Nida Waseem (BC) d. Andrea Weckstein (RU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 4 - Amanda Travlos (RU) d. Ruta Veitas (BC) 6-1, 6-1 5 - Amy Molden (BC) d. Helen Magomedova (RU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 6 - Anisha Fernando (BC) d. Kaitlin Link (RU) 6-1, 6-3
DOUBLES 1 - Waseem/Veitas (BC) d. Travlos/Summerlad (RU) 8-5 2 - Ashley/Emily Hellberg (BC) d. Hellier/Weckstein (RU) 8-4 3 - Magomedova/Starr Foster (RU) d. Emily Yeomans/Landes (BC) 8-4
