Eagles Top Yale In Road Win

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Boston College women's tennis team improved to 1-1 with Thursday's nonconference road victory at Yale.

The Eagles won four singles matches and two doubles matches against the Bulldogs (0-2). Senior Lexi Borr and freshman Dasha Possokhova both moved to 2-0 in singles play this season.

Borr defeated Yale's Tina Jiang 7-5 in the first set before the match ended via retirement in second singles. Possokhova defeated Yale's Elizabeth Zordani in a 6-2, 6-3 straight-set victory in fourth singles.

Sophomore Jackie Urbinati won her season singles debut with a 6-2, 6-3 victory in sixth singles. Freshman Kylie Wilcox also earned the first singles victory of her dual-season career with a 6-1, 7-5 win in fourth singles.

BC earned the doubles point after three hard-fought matches. Borr and Safron earned a 6-3 victory in second doubles. Urbinati and junior Asiya Dair won third doubles, 6-4.

The Eagles continue action on 2 p.m. Saturday at Dartmouth.

Boston College def. Yale, 5-2
New Haven, Conn.
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Doubles
No. 1 – Carol Finke/Elizabeth Zordani (Y) def. Kylie Wilcox/Dasha Possokhova (BC) 6-4
No. 2 – Lexi Borr/Emily Safron (BC) def. Tina Jiang/Caroline Lynch (Y) 6-3
No. 3 – Jackie Urbinati/Asiya Dair (BC) def. Valerie Shklover/Sunday Swett (Y) 6-4

Singles
No. 1 – Finke (Y) def. Dair (Y) 4-6, 6-3 (8)
No. 2 – Borr (BC) def. Jiang (Y) 7-5, retired
No. 3 – Possokhova (BC) def. Zordani (Y) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 – Wilcox (BC) def. Shklover (Y) 6-1, 7-5
No. 5 – Amy Yang (Y) def. Safron (BC) 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 – Urbinati (BC) def. Lynch (Y) 6-2, 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Lexi Borr

Asiya Dair

Dasha Possokhova

Emily Safron

Jackie Urbinati

Kylie Wilcox