Wednesday, April 17
Cary, N.C.
5:00 PM
Boston College
4
vs
1
Louisville
Photo by: Sara D. Davis, the ACC
No. 40 Eagles Cruise Past Louisville in ACC First Round
April 17, 2019 | Women's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – No. 40 Boston College pulled out the doubles point and won three of the first four singles matches for a 4-1 victory over Louisville on Wednesday night in the first round of the 2019 ACC Championship at Cary Tennis Park.Â
The Eagles improved to 16-9 overall to earn their highest win total in the last two decades. BC moves on to face No. 6 seed Wake Forest on Thursday (April 18) at 5 p.m.
Down 1-0 in doubles, a left-handed tandem of Elene Tsokilauri and Loren Haukova beat Aleksandra Mally and Diana Wong by a break 6-4 in No. 3 doubles.Â
The 70th-ranked pair of Jackie Urbinati and Kylie Wilcox won the deciding doubles match in dramatic fashion. The duo fought off multiple match points and won a tiebreaker to defeat Raven Neely and Dina Chaika 7-6.Â
Laura Lopez earned the first singles victory in her ACC Tournament debut, beating Wong 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 6 slot. Yufei Long pushed the Eagles' lead to 3-0 as she came back from an early deficit to defeat Nikolina Jovic by a similar score (6-3, 6-2).Â
Natasha Irani clinched the first round victory for Boston College in the No. 4 slot following a 6-3, 6-3 straight set win over Mally.
SINGLES
1. Yufei Long (BC) def. Nikolina Jovic (UL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Kylie Wilcox (BC) vs. Raven Neely (UL); match was unfinished: 6-3, 5-7, 5-1
3. Sena Suswam (UL) def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Natasha Irani (BC) def. Aleksandra Mally (UL) 6-3, 6-3
5. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) vs. Chloe Hamlin (UL); match was unfinished: 7-6 (7-5), 4-3
6. Laura Lopez (BC) def. Diana Wong (UL) 6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. #70 Kylie Wilcox and Jackie Urbinati (BC) def. Raven Neely and Dina Chaika (UL) 7-6
2. Sena Suswam and Chloe Hamlin (UL) def. Yufei Long and Dasha Possokhova (BC) 6-0
3. Loren Haukova and Elene Tsokilauri (BC) def. Aleksandra Mally and Diana Wong (UL) 6-4
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The Eagles improved to 16-9 overall to earn their highest win total in the last two decades. BC moves on to face No. 6 seed Wake Forest on Thursday (April 18) at 5 p.m.
Down 1-0 in doubles, a left-handed tandem of Elene Tsokilauri and Loren Haukova beat Aleksandra Mally and Diana Wong by a break 6-4 in No. 3 doubles.Â
The 70th-ranked pair of Jackie Urbinati and Kylie Wilcox won the deciding doubles match in dramatic fashion. The duo fought off multiple match points and won a tiebreaker to defeat Raven Neely and Dina Chaika 7-6.Â
Laura Lopez earned the first singles victory in her ACC Tournament debut, beating Wong 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 6 slot. Yufei Long pushed the Eagles' lead to 3-0 as she came back from an early deficit to defeat Nikolina Jovic by a similar score (6-3, 6-2).Â
Natasha Irani clinched the first round victory for Boston College in the No. 4 slot following a 6-3, 6-3 straight set win over Mally.
SINGLES
1. Yufei Long (BC) def. Nikolina Jovic (UL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Kylie Wilcox (BC) vs. Raven Neely (UL); match was unfinished: 6-3, 5-7, 5-1
3. Sena Suswam (UL) def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Natasha Irani (BC) def. Aleksandra Mally (UL) 6-3, 6-3
5. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) vs. Chloe Hamlin (UL); match was unfinished: 7-6 (7-5), 4-3
6. Laura Lopez (BC) def. Diana Wong (UL) 6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. #70 Kylie Wilcox and Jackie Urbinati (BC) def. Raven Neely and Dina Chaika (UL) 7-6
2. Sena Suswam and Chloe Hamlin (UL) def. Yufei Long and Dasha Possokhova (BC) 6-0
3. Loren Haukova and Elene Tsokilauri (BC) def. Aleksandra Mally and Diana Wong (UL) 6-4
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