Sunday, February 21
Louisville, KY
12:00 p.m.
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Eagles Drop Road Match to Louisville 5-2
February 21, 2021 | Women's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Boston College went 1-1 on its first road trip of the year after falling to Louisville by a final score of 5-2 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Sunday.
BC's record moves to 2-2 (1-2 ACC), while the Cardinals jump to a 5-2 overall mark (2-0 ACC).
Louisville began the match with a 1-0 lead, winning the doubles point for the seventh straight contest to start season.
Senior Yufei Long, who is ranked No. 76 in singles, won in straight sets in the No. 1 slot against Nikolina Jovic. Freshman Sophia Edwards also picked up a straight set win for the Eagles in sixth singles against Tatiana Simova, putting BC on the board.
Andrea Di Palma clinched the match for Louisville in the No. 2 singles slot, beating Kylie Wilcox in three sets. Natasha Irani and Marice Aguiar also went to a third set in their singles matchups.
The Eagles return home next weekend as they host Virginia (Feb. 26) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 28) at the Weymouth Club.
SINGLES
1. #76 Yufei Long (BC) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Natasha Irani (BC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
5. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Laura Lopez (BC) 6-0, 7-6
6. Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Yufei Long/Kylie Wilcox (BC) 6-2
2. Raven Neely/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Laura Lopez/Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-3
3. Sophia Edwards/Hailey Wilcox (BC) vs. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 5-5, unfinished
BC's record moves to 2-2 (1-2 ACC), while the Cardinals jump to a 5-2 overall mark (2-0 ACC).
Louisville began the match with a 1-0 lead, winning the doubles point for the seventh straight contest to start season.
Senior Yufei Long, who is ranked No. 76 in singles, won in straight sets in the No. 1 slot against Nikolina Jovic. Freshman Sophia Edwards also picked up a straight set win for the Eagles in sixth singles against Tatiana Simova, putting BC on the board.
Andrea Di Palma clinched the match for Louisville in the No. 2 singles slot, beating Kylie Wilcox in three sets. Natasha Irani and Marice Aguiar also went to a third set in their singles matchups.
The Eagles return home next weekend as they host Virginia (Feb. 26) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 28) at the Weymouth Club.
SINGLES
1. #76 Yufei Long (BC) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Natasha Irani (BC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
5. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Laura Lopez (BC) 6-0, 7-6
6. Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Yufei Long/Kylie Wilcox (BC) 6-2
2. Raven Neely/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Laura Lopez/Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-3
3. Sophia Edwards/Hailey Wilcox (BC) vs. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 5-5, unfinished
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