Hokies Sweep Eagles in ACC Clash

Sunday, February 28

Blacksburg, Va.

12:00 PM

Boston College

Virginia Tech

Photo by: John Quackenbos

February 28, 2016 | Women's Tennis

Borr and Urbinati combine in doubles for lone victory in Blacksburg

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The No. 41 Virginia Tech women's tennis team swept Boston College – ranked No. 71 – on Sunday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.

The doubles duo of Lexi Borr and Jackie Urbinati took the Eagles' lone win on the day, defeating the Hokies' No. 1 doubles team of Francesca Fusinato and Kelly Williford, 6-2.

Virginia Tech (9-3, 2-1 ACC) won all six singles matches in straight sets after claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 courts.

Boston College (5-6, 0-4 ACC) returns home next weekend for a pair of matches, first hosting No. 34 Clemson on Friday, March 4, at the Flynn Recreation Complex before welcoming No. 36 Georgia Tech in on Sunday at 11 a.m.

#41 Virginia Tech 7, #71 Boston College 0
Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center, Blacksburg, Va.

Doubles
1. Lexi Borr/Jackie Urbanati (BC) def. Francesca Fusinato/Kelly Williford (VT) 6-2
2. Caroline Daxhelet/Raluca Mita (VT) def. Emily Safron/Katya Vasilyev (BC) 7-5
3. Elena Cerezo-Codina/Sansitha Nandakumar (VT) def. Heini Salonen/Wan-Yi Sweeting (BC) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. #49 Francesca Fusinato (VT) def. Lexi Borr (BC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Elena Cerezo-Codina (VT) def. Katya Vasilyev (BC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Caroline Daxhelet (VT) def. Emily Safron (BC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Kelly Williford (VT) def. Jackie Urbanati (BC) 7-6, 7-6
5. Raluca Mita (VT) def. Wan-Yi Sweeting (BC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Katherine Butler (VT) def. Heini Salonen (BC) 7-5, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 3, 6, 4