WEYMOUTH, Mass. – The Boston College women’s tennis team (6-2) dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to Brown University (6-2) Sunday afternoon at the Weymouth Club.
Boston College came out strong in doubles play as the No. 1 duo of Seren Agar and Natalie Eordekian earned a 6-4 victory. At No. 2, Olivia Benton and Leyden Games followed with a 7-5 win against the Bears, clinching the doubles point for the Eagles. The No. 3 match of Tola Glowacka and Bella Camacho defeated the Bears 7-6.
In singles competition, Benton delivered a 7-5, 6-2 win at the No. 1 position over Shen, while Eordekian added another point for the Eagles with a 7-6, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles.
Brown answered with wins at No. 2, 4, 5 and 6. The most tightly contested matches came at No. 2 and No. 6, both going to third-set tiebreakers. Ali Maguy outlasted Agar 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 at No. 2, and Sari Woo edged Nadia Barteck 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 at No. 6 to secure the match for the Bears.
FINAL SCORES
Brown 4, Boston College 3
Results are as follows.
Sunday, Feb. 15 –
Singles
1. Olivia Benton (BC) def. Hannah Shen (BROWN) 7-5, 6-2
2. Ali Maguy (BROWN) def. Seren Agar (BC) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6
3. Natalie Eordekian (BC) def. Abigail Lee (BROWN) 7-6, 6-3
4. Dani Ben-Abraham (BROWN) def. Tola Glowacka (BC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Anne Yang (BROWN) def. Leyden Games (BC) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Sari Woo (BROWN) def. Nadia Barteck (BC) 6-7, 7-5, 7-6
Doubles
1. Seren Agar, Natalie Eordekian (BC) def. Dani Ben-Abraham, Hannah Shen (BROWN) 6-4
2. Olivia Benton, Leyden Games (BC) def. Abigail Lee, Chloe Qin (BROWN) 7-5
3. Tola Glowacka, Bella Camacho (BC) vs. Ali Maguy, Anne Yang (BROWN) 7-6
Order of Finish
Singles: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5, 6
Doubles: 1, 2, 3
Next Up:
The Eagles head down to North Carolina to compete against Duke Friday, February 20.