Fall Preview: Women's Tennis

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's tennis team will begin their 2017-18 season at the Harvard invitational, held September 22 and 23. All ten athletes will participate in matches this weekend.

"The fall semester is our opportunity to improve our fitness, on court skills and create a winning atmosphere," said head coach Nigel Bentley when asked about the fall portion of the team's season. "The experience we gain in the individual tournaments these next few weeks is critical for us. Once we start our team matches in January, the goal is to already be in top physical condition, be smarter players and be together. The fall is a lot of hard work but our players always love the challenge.

PROGRAM FIRST AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST SEASON
The Eagles went 11-14 last season in dual play and, for the first time in program history, went to the ACC Quarterfinals after defeating No. 13 Virginia Tech, 4-3, and upsetting No. 5 NC State, 4-1. Ultimately, BC fell to No. 4 Miami, 4-0.

TEAM CAPTAIN
Lone senior Asiya Dair was honored with the captaincy this season. In preseason, Dair was ranked No. 76 in the country in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranking. She was also chosen to compete in Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, which will take place Sept. 30 through Oct. 8 at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Last season, Dair went 12-12 in dual play all from the No. 1 position, and went 5-9 in ACC Play.

RETURNERS FROM LAST SEASON
Apart from Dair, there are five returners from last season. Junior Jackie Urbinati finished last season 11-7 overall with seven wins coming from the No. 6 position. Urbinati ended the season on a three-game win streak. Sophomore Micayla Casella concluded the spring dual season undefeated, going 2-0 from the No. 6 spot. Sophomore Dasha Possokhova went 10-14 overall during the 2017 spring season. Eight of her wins were earned from the No. 3 spot. Sophomore Elene Tsokilarui finished 5-7, with four wins from the No. 6 position. Sophomore Kylie Wilcox went 13-7 in dual play, as well as 8-5 in ACC. She recorded 11 wins from No. 4 position plus two wins from No. 3. Wilcox ended the season on a four-game win streak.

NEWCOMERS
This season's newcomers include four freshman: Loren Haukova, Natasha Irani, Reagan Posorske and Maria Ross. Haukova, an Elmsford, N.Y. native, went undefeated her sophomore and senior years at Briarcliff High school. She was selected for the USTA National Spring Team Championship and was a National Selection doubles finalist, a Regional Singles finalist and an Eastern Sectional champion. Irani hails from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She completed for the Ontario Racquet Club from 2005-13 and again in 2016-17. Irani obtained a WTA pro ranking at age 16 as well as winning U14, U16 and U18 national selection tournament in one season. Posorske won every set and match during her senior season at Phillips Academy. The Andover, Mass. Native also went undefeated in regular season during 2014 and 2015. From 2015 to her graduation, Posorske was captain of the Phillips Academy girls' team. As a high school freshman, Ross won district, regional and state singles. The Lakewood Ranch, Fla. native won Florida's high school doubles championship as well as earning a No. 1 ranking in Florida from winning Florida's high school doubles championship. Ross also made the Florida team for the Junior Fed Cup.

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Players Mentioned

Micayla Casella

Asiya Dair

Loren Haukova

Natasha Irani

Reagan Posorske

Dasha Possokhova

Maria Ross

Jackie Urbinati

Kylie Wilcox