12th-Ranked Canes Too Much for No. 48 Boston College
March 9, 2012
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 12th-ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team racked up its sixth consecutive win with a clean 7-0 sweep of No. 48 Boston College (7-5, 1-2 ACC) Friday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Miami (8-1, 3-0 ACC) began the day with a 3-0 sweep of the Eagles in doubles play.
The duo of Anna Bartenstein and Brittany Dubins took down Katarina Gaugic and Ina Kauppila of Boston College in No.3 doubles, 8-3, but the rest of the doubles’ matches would be hard fought.
The Canes let the Eagles battle back after leading at No. 2, but Gabriela Mejia and Lina Lilekite were able to hold on for an 8-6 win over Erina Kikuchi and Jessica Wacnik. At No. 1, Liat Zimmerman and Melissa Bolivar fought back and forth the entire match but eventually came out on top 8-6 over the 18th ranked duo of Alex Kelleher and Olga Khmylev.
In singles play, UM started fast with freshman Lina Lilekite (No. 118) maintaining her undefeated status by taking down Kelleher 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 3 position. With Miami now up 2-0, 12th-ranked Anna Bartenstein improved her record to 9-2 on the year by defeating BC’s Kikuchi (6-4 6-1) in No. 1 singles play, grabbing the Hurricanes’ third point of the day.
The match-winning decision came as sophomore Melissa Bolivar bested Gajic 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 4 position. However, Miami wasn’t finished dominating. Liat Zimmerman posted a 7-5, 6-2 victory of her own at No. 5 and Gabriela Mejia finished taking her match’s last 12 games after losing the first set 7-6. Brittany Dubins rounded out the day for the Hurricanes at the No. 6 position, beating Kelly Barry in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Miami’s victory was the third straight sweep of the Eagles dating back to the 2010 season.
The Hurricanes will continue their homestand next Tuesday, March 13 at 5 p.m. against the No. 11 Baylor Bears.
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles
3,1,4,5,2,6
Doubles
3,2,1
