Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Boston University
Army Drops Close Contest at Boston
April 10, 2021 | Women's Tennis
BOSTON, MA - The Army West Point women's tennis team's winning streak was halted at eight on Saturday, as the Black Knights fell to Boston University, 4-3 in a tight Patriot League dual.
After dropping the opening doubles matches at No. 2 and No. 3 to give BU the early 1-0 team lead, Stephanie Dolehide and Caroline Vincent finished strong with a 7-6 (5) tiebreaker win.
The competition continued to heat up in singles play, with multiple matches going three sets. After dropping matches at No. 5 and No. 2 to put Army down 3-0, the Black Knights would storm back with three straight wins.
DiMaio earned a 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 at No. 6; Joyner won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1, and Vincent won in three sets at No. 3, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1.
The final point would come down to court four — another three set match. Paola Bou would fall to Kim, 6-3, 4-6, 0-6 to give the Terriers the victory.
BOX SCORE
DOUBLES
Dolehide/Vincent (Army) def. Burchell/Kim (BU), 7-6 (5)
Di Battista/Carlsten (BU) def. Joyner/DiMaio (Army), 7-5
Yaloz/Tan (BU) def. Inchauste/Boubel (Army), 6-2
Order of Finish (3,2,1)
SINGLES
Joyner (Army) def. Carlsten (BU), 6-4, 6-4
Tan (BU) def. Dolehide (Army), 6-3, 6-1
Vincent (Army) def. Di Battista (BU), 2-6, 6-0, 6-1
Kim (BU) def. Bou (Army), 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
Burchell (BU) def. Boubel (Army), 6-1, 6-2
DiMaio (Army) def. Yaloz (BU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
UP NEXT
Army hits the road next Saturday, April 17 to take on Lehigh at 3 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
