Boston College
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Women's Tennis Defeats Brown, 4-3
March 19, 2005 | Women's Tennis
March 18, 2005
The Boston College women's tennis team seized the match's final three points on Friday, to defeat Brown, 4-3.
Trailing 3-1, senior Nida Waseem won a hard-fought three-set match at No. 2 singles to bring the Eagles within a point. Waseem defeated Brown's Alex Arlak, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2, and set the stage for a dramatic come-from-behind victory.
Freshmen Gia Nafarrete and Caitlin Arnould won at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively, to give BC its fourth win over an Ivy League opponent this season. Nafarrete dropped the first set, but came back to win a three-set battle with Michelle Pautler, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Arnould's 7-6, 7-5 win cemented the victory for BC.
Junior Szilvia Szegedi won at No. 1 singles for BC.
The Eagles have now won three consecutive matches for the first time this season and return to .500 with a record of 6-6. They are back in action on Saturday when they host future ACC foe Virginia Tech.
Complete Results
Singles
#1 Szegedi (BC) def. Saiontz (B) - 6-4, 6-3
#2 Waseem (BC) def. Arlak (B) - 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
#3 Ivancevic (B) def. Landes (BC) - 7-5, 6-2
#4 Ames (B) def. Nash (BC) - 6-2, 6-0
#5 Nafarrete (BC) def. Pautler (B) - 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
#6 Arnould (BC) def. Kirkpatrick (B) - 7-6 (4), 7-5
Doubles
#1 Arlak/Ames (B) def. Waseem/Nafarrete (BC) - 9-7
#2 Saiontz/Pautler (B) def. Szegedi/Nash (BC) - 8-2
#3 Landes/Arnould (BC) def. Kirkpatrick/Pariser (B) - 9-7
