Syracuse Takes Win in Closely Contested ACC Opener

Saturday, February 18

Weymouth, MA

5:00

Boston College

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Syracuse Takes Win in Closely Contested ACC Opener

February 18, 2023 | Women's Tennis

Eagles will stay home to host Miami this Friday

By: Athletic Communications

WEYMOUTH, Mass. — The Boston College Eagles (7-2, 4-1) fell 4-3 to the Syracuse Orange on Saturday night in the first game of ACC action.

The Eagles took an early 1-0 lead with their top two doubles teams of Marice Aguiar and Laura Lopez, and Hailey Wilcox and Sophia Edwards, earning victories to put BC ahead.

In singles, Syracuse pulled away with three victories before finally clinching the match in a three-set battle at No. 6 singles.

Entering conference play with a spotless 8-0 record at No. 1 singles, Marice Aguiar improved to 9-0 on Saturday at the top spot.

The Eagles will stay at home and look to bounce back this Friday against Miami.

FULL SCORES

Doubles
1. Marice Aguiar/Laura Lopez (BC) def. Zeynep Erman/Shiori Ito (SYR) 6-2
2. Hailey Wilcox/Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Polina Kozyreva/Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) 7-5
3. Viktoriya Kanapatska/Ines Fonte (SYR) def. Muskan Mahajan/Seren Agar (BC) 6-4

Singles
1. Marice Aguiar (BC) def. Zeynep Erman (SYR) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
2. Laura Lopez (BC) def. Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) 6-2, 7-6
3. Viktoriya Kanapatska (SYR) def. Sophia Edwards (BC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Polina Kozyreva (SYR) def. Seren Agar (BC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Shiori Ito (SYR) def. Muskan Mahajan (BC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ines Fonte (SYR) def. Natalie Eordekian (BC) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2