Five Three-Set Matches Decide Loss to FSU

Friday, March 31

Chestnut Hill, MA

10:00 AM

Boston College

Florida State

Five Three-Set Matches Decide Loss to FSU

March 31, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Eagles win doubles point

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – It came down to the third sets in fifth and sixth singles, but the Boston College women's tennis team fell to Florida State, 5-2, in Friday's ACC home match.

The Eagles won the doubles point, and junior Asiya Dair won 6-4, 6-3 in first singles. The rest of the singles matches came down to a third set.

Florida State led, 3-2, when freshman Elene Tsokilauri came back to force a third set in sixth singles. However, Florida State's Ariana Rahmanparast earned the 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory that clinched the Seminoles' team win.

Shortly after, senior Emily Safron completed the contest with a tight fifth-singles match, which Andrea Garcia won 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 for FSU (11-8, 3-3 ACC).

In doubles play, Florida State began with a win on the No. 3 court. Then freshmen Kylie Wilcox and Dasha Possokhova tied it up with a 6-3 victory in first doubles. BC (8-9, 3-6 ACC) clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 second-doubles victory from senior Lexi Borr and sophomore Jackie Urbinati.

The Eagles will next host Virginia Tech on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Dedham Health and Athletic Complex.

Florida State 5, Boston College 2
March 31, 2017 at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Flynn Recreation Complex

Singles
No. 1 – Asiya Dair (BC) def. Gabriella Castaneda (FS) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Nandini Nas (FS) def. Lexi Borr (BC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3 – No. 103 Julia Mikulski (FS) def. Dasha Possokhova (BC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 – Daniela Schippers (FS) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 5 – Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Emily Safron (BC) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 – Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 –Wilcox/Possokhova (BC) def. Garcia/Mikulski (FS) 6-3
No. 2 – Borr/Jackie Urbinati (BC) def. Das/Rahmanparast (FS) 6-4
No. 3 – Castaneda/Schippers (FS) def. Tsokilauri/Dair (BC) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 5)