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Tennis picks up victories at ITA regional

After three days of matches at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Regional, the Boston University women’s tennis team came away with three singles victories and a doubles win in New Haven, Conn. this past weekend.

Vivien Laszloffy led the Terriers as the junior made her way to an appearance in the round of 32.

Laszloffy, who had a bye for the initial round of 128, defeated Natalie Allen of the United States Military Academy 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 64 before losing to Columbia University’s Nicole Bartnik 6-3, 6-1.

Junior Jessi Linero and senior Monika Mical each went 1-1 during the tournament.

Linero defeated Fordham University’s Sarah Ali 6-1, 6-3 during the round of 128 but fell to Harvard University’s Camille Jania 6-3, 6-4 in the next round.

Mical met a similar fate as she defeated Jessica Podlofsky from the University of Massachusetts 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round before falling to Anna Rapoport from Farleigh Dickinson University 6-2, 6-2.

Sophomore Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis and freshman Sami Lieb did not experience the same success as both lost in their only matches of the tournament.

After having a bye in the initial round, Athanasiadis fell to Sylvia Li from Harvard 7-5, 6-1.

Lieb did not make it out of the first round as she lost to Annie Sullivan from Yale University 6-1, 6-3.

Athanasiadis and Linero teamed up in doubles action to defeat twins Adel and Renata Arshavskaia from Columbia 9-7 before losing to Lauren Frazier and Gabby Sullivan from Cornell 8-4 in the round of 32.

Mical and Laszloffy also paired up, but were unable to make it to the round of 32 as they lost to Rutgers University’s Jennifer Holzberg and Vanessa Petrini.

The Terriers continue on with their fall schedule Nov. 4-6 when they will participate in the Big Green Invitational hosted by Dartmouth College.

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