Boston College
#12 Clemson
No. 39 Women's Tennis Edged At No. 12 Clemson
April 02, 2011 | Women's Tennis
April 2, 2011
Charleston, S.C. - The 39th ranked Boston College women's tennis team fell in a tightly contested match to No. 12 Clemson, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at Hoke Sloan Tennis Center.
ITA ranked No.113 junior Katarina Gajic defeated No. 100 Klara Vyskocilov, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), on court three and senior Katharine Attwell beat Laurianne Henry, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2), in the sixth slot to give the Eagles (7-9, 2-4 ACC) points in singles play.
BC captured the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Sophomores Alex Kelleher and Olga Khmylev topped Maria Belaya and Caroline Magnusson, 8-3, and Attwell paired with Gajic to defeat Vyskocilov and Henry, 8-6, to give the Eagles the early advantage.
On No. 1 doubles, freshman Veronica Corning and junior Erina Kikuchi fell to the nation's top-ranked pairing of Josipa Bek and Keri Wong, 8-2.
Tough BC losses in four straight singles matches gave the win to Clemson (16-5, 4-2 ACC).
Wong, the ITA 51st ranked player, evened the match with a win, 6-0, 6-2, on singles No. 2 over Kikuchi.
Belaya then put the Tigers up, 2-1, by defeating Khmylev, 6-2, 6-1, on singles court five.
The pivotal point of the match came on court four. Corning rebounded from a 6-1 loss in the first set to force a third with a 6-2 win in the second. Tied at four, Magnusson broke serve to take the lead and hold on for the win, 6-4.
Moments later, 10th ranked Bek halted Kelleher on No. 1 singles to clinch the match. The Worcester, Mass. native took Bek to a tiebreaker in the first, but was topped, 7-6(7). The sophomore then battled back from a three point deficit to threaten in the second, but fell again, 6-4.
Attwell and Gajic delivered their wins at No. 6 and No. 3 singles, respectively, shortly after.
BC travels to Atlanta to continue conference play against Georgia Tech tomorrow at noon.
No. 12 Clemson (16-5, 4-2 ACC) def. No. 39 Boston College (7-9, 2-4 ACC), 4-3
April 2, 2011 - Hoke Sloan Tennis Center - Clemson, SC
Doubles:
1. #1 Bek/Wong (CU) def. Corning/Kikuchi (BC), 8-3
2. Kelleher/Khmylev (BC) def. Belaya/Magnusson (CU), 8-3
3. Attwell/Gajic (BC) def. Henry/Vyskocilova (CU), 8-6
Order of Finish: 2,1,3*
Singles
1. #10 Josipa Bek (CU) def. Alex Kelleher (BC) 7-6(7), 6-4
2. #51 Keri Wong (CU) def. Erina Kikuchi (BC), 6-0, 6-2
3. #113 Katarina Gajic (BC) def. #100 Klara Vyskocilova (CU), 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (4)
4. Caroline Magnusson (CU) def. Veronica Corning (BC), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
5. Masha Belaya (CU) def. Olga Khmylev (BC), 6-2, 6-1
6. Katharine Attwell (BC) def. Laurianne Henry (CU), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
Order of Finish, 2,5,4,1*,6,3
* Match/Doubles point clincher
