Sunday, April 3
Weymouth, MA
10:00 AM
Boston College
7
vs
0
University of Louisville
Dominant Doubles Showing Carries Eagles to Shutout Win Over Louisville
April 03, 2022 | Women's Tennis
Five Eagles take singles matches in straight sets in strong bounce back effort
WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- After falling 4-3 in a tightly contested match against the No. 49 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Friday, the Eagles bounced back decisively with a 7-0 shutout win over Louisville on Sunday afternoon. The momentum began in doubles, with Laura Lopez and Marice Aguiar, and Hailey Wilcox and Sophia Edwards, both winning their matches 6-1 to put BC up 1-0. It continued into singles, with five Eagles winning their singles matches in straight sets before Aguiar clinched the sweep with a 7-6, 1-6, 1-0 win in the final singles match of the day.Â
"We rebounded strongly today after a heartbreaking loss on Friday night. We had some team meetings yesterday to get mentally prepared for Louisville," said head coach Nigel Bentley. "We got off to a good start in doubles and carried that confidence into the singles matches. We have been working very hard and we are definitely improving."
The Eagles will look to keep it rolling this Tuesday on the road against UConn at 2:30, before Senior Day back at BC this Thursday.Â
FULL RESULTS:Â
Singles:Â
"We rebounded strongly today after a heartbreaking loss on Friday night. We had some team meetings yesterday to get mentally prepared for Louisville," said head coach Nigel Bentley. "We got off to a good start in doubles and carried that confidence into the singles matches. We have been working very hard and we are definitely improving."
The Eagles will look to keep it rolling this Tuesday on the road against UConn at 2:30, before Senior Day back at BC this Thursday.Â
FULL RESULTS:Â
Singles:Â
1. Marice Aguiar (BC) def. Andrea DiPalma (LOU) 7-6, 1-6, 1-0
2. Laura Lopez (BC) def. Rhea Verma (LOU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Natasha Irani (BC) def. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Stephanie Sanchez (BC) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Muskan Mahajan (BC) def. Tyra Richardson (LOU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:Â
Doubles:Â
1. Laura Lopez/Marice Aguiar (BC) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Rhea Verma (LOU) 6-1
2. Hailey Wilcox/Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Andrea DiPalma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-1
3. Natasha Irani/Stephanie Sanchez (BC) vs. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 1-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,5,6,3,4,1)Â
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,5,6,3,4,1)Â
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