Boston College
Columbia
Women's Tennis Defeats Columbia, 6-1
February 07, 2004 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 7, 2004
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College won five of six singles matches and all three doubles match-ups to defeat Columbia, 6-1, and earn its first home victory of the 2004 spring season Saturday at the Flynn Recreation Complex.
For the second-straight week, the Eagles' No.1 singles player, Szilvia Szegedi (Dumakeszi, Hungary) dropped the opening set 2-6, but won the next two, this time defeating Milena Kachar of Columbia, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Nida Waseem (Karachi, Pakistan) beat Molly Condit, 6-0, 6-3, in the No.2 spot. Allison Ashley (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and Morgan Landes (Huron, Ohio) both beat their opponents, 6-2, 6-3, while freshman Lindsey Nash (Temecula, Calif.) also won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
In doubles action, the Eagles won all three matches led by the No.1 tandem of Emily Hellberg (Spring Lake, Mich.) and Waseem. The duo defeated Eunice Chao and Kachar, 8-4, while Ashley and Szegedi, playing in the No. 2 doubles spot advanced, 8-2. Landes and Nash teamed to beat Condit and Kendall Murphy, 8-1, to round out the winners for BC.
The Eagles (2-0) are back in action when the head to Blacksburg, Va. to play Virginia Tech Friday, and Notre Dame Saturday. The matches are scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., respectively.
Boston College - 6, Columbia - 1
SINGLES RESULTS
Szilvia Szegedi (BC) d. Milena Kachar (Columbia), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Nida Waseem (BC) d. Molly Condit (Columbia), 6-0, 6-3
Allison Ashley (BC) d. Melissa Nguyen (Columbia), 6-2, 6-3
Morgan Landes (BC) d. Miriam Rahali (Columbia), 6-2, 6-3
Lindsey Nash (BC) d. Eunice Chao (Columbia), 6-1, 6-2
Kendall Murphy (Columbia) d. Amy Molden (BC), 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (6)
DOUBLES RESULTS
Hellberg/Waseem (BC) d. Chao/Kachar (Columbia), 8-4
Ashley/Szegedi (BC) d. Nguyen/Lucia Aniello (Columbia), 8-2
Landes/Nash (BC) d. Condit/Murphy (Columbia), 8-1
