Saturday, February 18
Amherst, MA
12:45 PM
Boston College
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at
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Sweep in Singles Play Sparks Win Against UMass
February 18, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Dair wins fourth straight first-singles contest
AMHERST, Mass. – The Boston College women's tennis team defeated UMass, 6-1, in Saturday's nonconference road contest.
The Eagles (4-4) won all six singles matches. The Minutemen (4-3) took the doubles point, ending BC's streak of six straight doubles-point victories.
Junior Asiya Dair earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory in first singles. Dair has won her last four and five of her last six first-singles matches.
Senior Lexi Borr (6-4, 6-0) and freshman Kylie Wilcox (7-5, 6-1) earned victories to give the Eagles a 3-1 lead. Then freshman Dasha Possokhova earned a hard-fought 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3 win in third singles.
BC completed the victory with two straight-set wins. Sophomore Jackie Urbinati won 6-2, 6-1 in fifth singles. Freshman Elene Tsokilauri earned a 6-4, 6-2 win in sixth singles.
The Eagles next return home to face Boston University on Friday at 5 p.m. at the Dedham Health and Fitness Center.
Women's Tennis Results
Boston College 6, Massachusetts 1
February 18, 2017; Amherst, Mass.
Bay Road Tennis Center
Doubles
No. 1 – Anna Woosley/Ruth Crawford (UM) def. Kylie Wilcox/Dasha Possokhova (BC) 6-3
No. 2 – Ana Yrazusta Acosta/Janja Kovacevic (UM) def. Lexi Borr/Emily Safron (BC) 6-1
No. 3 – Brittany Collens/Laura Moreno (UM) def. Asiya Dair/Jackie Urbinati (BC) 7-6 (7-3)
Singles
No. 1 –Dair (BC) def. Kovacevic (UM) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 –Borr (BC) def. Crawford (UM) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 – Possokhova (BC) def. Yrazusta Acosta (UM) 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3
No. 4 – Wilcox (BC) def. Woosley (UM) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 – Urbinati (BC) def. Martina Bacchi (UM) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Elene Tsokilauri (BC) def. Collens (UM) 6-4, 6-2
The Eagles (4-4) won all six singles matches. The Minutemen (4-3) took the doubles point, ending BC's streak of six straight doubles-point victories.
Junior Asiya Dair earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory in first singles. Dair has won her last four and five of her last six first-singles matches.
Senior Lexi Borr (6-4, 6-0) and freshman Kylie Wilcox (7-5, 6-1) earned victories to give the Eagles a 3-1 lead. Then freshman Dasha Possokhova earned a hard-fought 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3 win in third singles.
BC completed the victory with two straight-set wins. Sophomore Jackie Urbinati won 6-2, 6-1 in fifth singles. Freshman Elene Tsokilauri earned a 6-4, 6-2 win in sixth singles.
The Eagles next return home to face Boston University on Friday at 5 p.m. at the Dedham Health and Fitness Center.
Women's Tennis Results
Boston College 6, Massachusetts 1
February 18, 2017; Amherst, Mass.
Bay Road Tennis Center
Doubles
No. 1 – Anna Woosley/Ruth Crawford (UM) def. Kylie Wilcox/Dasha Possokhova (BC) 6-3
No. 2 – Ana Yrazusta Acosta/Janja Kovacevic (UM) def. Lexi Borr/Emily Safron (BC) 6-1
No. 3 – Brittany Collens/Laura Moreno (UM) def. Asiya Dair/Jackie Urbinati (BC) 7-6 (7-3)
Singles
No. 1 –Dair (BC) def. Kovacevic (UM) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 –Borr (BC) def. Crawford (UM) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 – Possokhova (BC) def. Yrazusta Acosta (UM) 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3
No. 4 – Wilcox (BC) def. Woosley (UM) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 – Urbinati (BC) def. Martina Bacchi (UM) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Elene Tsokilauri (BC) def. Collens (UM) 6-4, 6-2
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