Boston College
Maryland
Women's Tennis Downs Maryland, 5-2
April 19, 2014 | Women's Tennis
April 19, 2014
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Junior Jessica Wacnik, sophomore Katya Vasilyev and freshman Lexi Borr swept singles matches Nos. 1-3, freshman Emily Safron captured a victory in the No. 5 slot and visiting Boston College won two (of three) doubles matches to earn a 5-2 conference victory at Maryland at the Tennis Center at College Park on Saturday.
The match marked the regular-season finale for Boston College, which finished 13-8 overall and 5-6 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Eagles next will travel to Cary, N.C., for ACC Championship play (Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, April 27). Maryland hosts NC State in their final regular-season matches on Sunday.
Wacnik, Vasilyev, Borr and Safron each were straight-set winners for the victors.
Wacnik teamed with Borr to capture a victory in the No. 1 doubles position, while Vasilyev and sophomore Wan-Yi Sweeting were victorious in the No. 2 position, sealing the doubles point for the visiting Eagles.
Boston College 5, Maryland 2
Singles
Jessica Wacnik (BC) d. Alexandra Stanova (MD), 7-5, 6-1
Katya Vasilyev (BC) d. Nataliya Bredikhina (MD), 7-6(4), 7-5
Lexi Borr (BC) d. Kristina Hovseepyan (MD), 6-3, 6-0
Welma Luus (MD) d. Heini Salonen (BC), 7-6(1), 6-4
Emily Safron (BC) d. Olga Bredikhina (MD), 6-3, 6-4
Olivia Gaudreault d. Wan-Yi Sweeting (BC), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Doubles
Jessica Wacnik and Lexi Borr (BC) d. Welma Luus and Nataliya Bredikhina (MD), 8-5
Katya Vasilyev and Wan-Yi Sweeting (BC) d. Olivia Gaudreault and Alexandra Stanova (MD), 8-2
Olga Gaistruk and Kristina Hovseepyan (MD) d. Emily Safron and Heini Salonen (BC), 8-3
