ACC Stretch Begins with Victory Over Syracuse

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's tennis team defeated Syracuse, 5-2, in an ACC match Sunday afternoon at the Flynn Recreation Complex.

The Eagles (6-4, 1-1 ACC) won four singles matches and the doubles point. BC has won its last three and five of its last six contests.

"We played well today," said BC head coach Nigel Bentley. "Syracuse is a tough opponent, and our girls were very focused and ready from the first point in doubles. In singles, we were down early in many of the matches, but each player stayed calm, kept believing in themselves and found a way."

Seniors Lexi Borr and Emily Safron and junior Asiya Dair each went 2-0 on Sunday, winning their singles and doubles matches.

Borr defeated Syracuse's (2-6, 0-2 ACC) Gabriela Knutson, the nation's 107th-ranked player, in second singles. Knutson won the first set, but Borr rallied back for the 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 victory.

The Eagles will next visit No. 41 Notre Dame on Friday at 4 p.m.

Women's Tennis Results
Boston College 5, Syracuse 2
February 26, 2017 at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Flynn Recreation Complex

Doubles
No. 1 – Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez (SU) def. Kylie Wilcox/Dasha Possokhova (BC) 6-3
No. 2 – Lexi Borr/Emily Safron (BC) def. Dina Hegab/Nicole Mitchell (SU) 6-2
No. 3 – Asiya Dair/Jackie Urbinati (BC) def. Anna Shkudun/Maria Tritou (SU) 6-1

Singles
No. 1 – Dair (BC) def. Shkudun (SU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 – Borr (BC) def. No. 107 Knutson (SU) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
No. 3 – Ramirez (SU) def. Possokhova (BC) 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 – Wilcox (BC) def. Tritou (SU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 – Safron (BC) def. Hegab (SU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 6 – Ester Liba Mesh (SU) def. Urbinati (BC) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (13)

ACC Stretch Begins with Victory Over Syracuse

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Players Mentioned

Lexi Borr

Asiya Dair

Dasha Possokhova

Emily Safron

Jackie Urbinati

Kylie Wilcox