Eagles Take Aim at 10-0 Start Saturday at No. 18 Virginia

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The undefeated Eagles (9-0, 1-0 ACC) face a road test on Saturday (Feb. 16) as they travel to No. 18 Virginia for an 11 a.m. match in Charlottesville against the Cavaliers in ACC play.

CLIMBING THE RANKS
Boston College is ranked No. 22 in the nation in this week's Tennis Channel/USTA College Tennis Top-25 poll after checking in at No. 25 the previous week. Individually, Yufei Long is ranked 76th in the country by the ITA, while Kylie Wilcox sits 108th. Wilcox and Jackie Urbinati are 55th nationally in doubles despite playing with different partners the last two weekends.

WEEKEND RECAP
BC pushed its perfect record to 9-0 last Saturday as it swept Boston University (6-1) and Rhode Island (7-0) in a doubleheader at the Flynn Recreation Complex.

Yufei Long, Kylie Wilcox, Laura Lopez, and Maria Ross all went 2-0 in singles against the Terriers and Rams, and Lopez didn't lose a set. Natasha Irani, Loren Haukova, and Marion Conklin also picked up singles victories in straight sets for the Eagles.

Jackie Urbinati teamed up with Long to win both of the duo's doubles matches 6-2 and 6-3 on Saturday. Reagan Posorske and Haukova won their match 6-0 against URI to help BC clinch the doubles point.

SCOUTING REPORT
The Cavaliers are 5-1 overall and are coming off a 4-3 road win over 10th-ranked Syracuse in their ACC opener two Fridays ago. UVA also has a neutral site upset over No. 18 Illinois on its resume. Two of the schools' last three meetings have been tight 4-3 final scores, including two years ago in Charlottesville. Virginia's Meghan Kelley is the No. 45 player in the ITA singles rankings, while she and Sofia Munera represent the eighth-ranked doubles team in the nation.

UP NEXT
The Eagles host a pair of ranked Carolina schools on the Heights next weekend as they welcome No. 2 North Carolina on Friday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. and No. 17 NC State on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m.

Eagles Take Aim at 10-0 Start Saturday at No. 18 Virginia

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Players Mentioned

Marion Conklin

Loren Haukova

Natasha Irani

Yufei Long

Laura Lopez

Reagan Posorske

Maria Ross

Jackie Urbinati

Kylie Wilcox

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